Orlando

Had a burger here yesterday..yum
I didn't know I would be at Universal Studios this week, let alone meeting my heroes :)
Spending the week in Orlando for Rock 101 at the amazing and beautiful Hard Rock Hotel. Here are a few pics..

Saturday in San Fran...Golden Gate

Do you suppose the shoes are code for something?
Alcatraz

I loved the pattern these wind tools made.



Which did you see first? The ladies or the pillars?
A cool 1941 Pontiac in the parking lot at the beach.

Yep, it's confirmed...I'm in California. No Palm Trees in Seattle (not to mention the Golden Gate Bridge)
Gettin down and dirty to get the shot.
The wind was so intense when I was taking this photo I was clutching my camera with white knuckles while looking straight up. Talk about vertigo!

I was about done shooting the bridge walking across it when I looked back and saw the sun creating this cool halo effect. Had to shoot it.

Did you ever wonder what the underside of the Golden Gate Bridge looks like? Now you know!
This dude was having some serious fun in the high wind.
Whew! A seriously long walk today took me from Russian Hill to Golden Gate and back. Me very tired. I don't remember the last time my feet hurt this much!

Today's Pics from San Francisco

A day off today inspired a very long walk that took me through China Town where I saw live frogs being decapitated (sorry, no photo's allowed..yuck!), turtles awaiting the next slaughter, fish flopping on counters, live chickens, guinea fowl, quail, a pig sliced down the middle and much, much more...mmmmm makes me hungry just thinking about it :)

From there I went through the Financial District, near the Bay Bridge, back up the water and all over the place. It's great exercise and there are so many super cool things to look at. I wonder what tomorrows adventure will bring!

A long exposure shot from my apartment window late at night.
I love the cool houses here
I had breakfast at Curly's this morning and it was fabulous!

A beautiful Church
A detail shot of the church
My wandering led me to China Town in San Francisco
A quick snack in Chinatown
Dried Octopus...yummy!
Daffy, Daisy and Donald RIP

Another cool alley in China town
Fish Head or GeoDuck anyone?
This was one of the smaller shops where I was allowed to snap a quick photograph
I am loving all the super cool memorabilia at the San Francisco Hard Rock Cafe!
Detail shot of a guitar owned by Lenny Kravitz

Tonight in San Francisco

It is hot in San Fran today! Over 90 I heard and I felt it. Twice I walked down to Pier 39 and back. The way there is not a problem, the way back is pretty much straight uphill. I'm going to drop at least two pant sizes by the time I'm done here for sure!

So I got back in the evening and was ready to flop down and chill out when I looked out my bedroom window to see the amazing sky highlighting the Golden Gate Bridge. That pic is shot from my room!

Well, that got the photo bug biting so I loaded up the tripod, the pocket wizards and hiked the 20 feet from the apartment to Lombard street to do some long exposures. I'm pretty happy with the result. What do you think?

What a view!

I've been spoiled by early morning beauty for some time now. For the past 14 years or so I have awoken to one of the most beautiful sites in the world...my bride Lea.

This morning I couldn't sleep very well so I got up in time to check out the sunrise. This is the view I had of the Bay Bridge. It's not as pretty as the love of my life but it isn't too shabby.

Back to school

The title of this post really applies to my life right now.

To warm up for the education I'm about to undertake I accepted an invitation from my oldest daughters 2nd grade teacher to speak at her class. The class had been studying animals of the Savanna and so I shared some photo's from Africa as well as some stories. The kids were a great audience.