The Hall Friday, Nov 9 2007 

Daily and Travel and architecture krmb 2:18 pm

7 November 2007
Three days into Miami and I just want to go home. It's hot, humid and I desperately miss Marita Beth (and my dogs). Have I mentioned that the work we do is not very glamorous? Yeah. This is a photo of the hallway at the Marriott SpringHill Suites where we stayed this time. That's how exciting and wonderful my day was. This was the highlight.
Marriott Hallway.
Actually, that's not true. I'm just being a little cynical. I did attend the President's Conference today which allowed me to see first hand, just how much smarter the CEO of my company is than the average union-brainwashed employee. That was fun. And, the MD of the area took us to dinner at the Catch of the Day. Sea Bass, yummy! Unfortunately, I had left my camera in the boot of Lou's hired car so was unable to take photos of those, the real highlights of the day.
Cheers.

~KR (7 November 2007)

Listening to:
The Tea by The Mudville Project
on Portico

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

 

Palm Tree Sunset Friday, Nov 9 2007 

Daily and Sunset krmb 2:01 pm

6 November 2007
Like I said in my last post, what's a trip to Miami without a photo of a palm tree. Right? So, here's Palm Tree Deux.
Palm Tree Sunset
The work we do is by no means glorious, glamorous or high-paying. But, sometimes, just sometimes, it's rewarded by moments like this. The sunsets in Miami can be just spectacular and when you couple those fleeting bits of time with the "good for the soul" palmtree, you get rare, and wonderful, moments. I'm only sorry Marita Beth couldn't be there to share it with me. Not that I'd ever really want to take her to Miami. The people there are mad, as in crazy-mad. I'm not sure I'd be happy with her trying to drive through the insanity that is Miami traffic while I'm at work in a terminal somewhere. She's a fantastic driver in and of herself. But I'm relatively sure that no one who lives in Miami is a sane driver. And that hypothesis is based on experience. So, while I'll take her pretty much anywhere in the world, I think she'll have to visit Miami through my photos. :-)
Cheers.

~KR (6 November 2007)

Listening to:
Hear our Prayer by Patrick O'Hearn
on El Dorado

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.5
Focal Length: 23.2 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode

 

Miami Palm Tree Friday, Nov 9 2007 

Daily and Nature and Photoblog and Travel and Tree krmb 1:40 pm

5 November 2007

Palm Tree


What would any trip to Miami be without a picture of a Palm Tree. We’re staying at a different hotel this time around, and just outside the backdoor is a beautiful, if small, lake. Ringing the lake is, like pretty much every lake in Miami, a series of Palm Trees. Now, I’m not much into the tropics. I’m not a water- or a sun-baby, so I don’t get the fascination of Southern Florida. But, like Terrill says, “How can you not like palm trees? Palm trees are good for the soul.” I agree. I think they’re pretty.
Cheers.

~KR (5 November 2007)

Listening to:
Little Star by Madonna
on Ray of Light

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 7.5 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode

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АЛЯСКА & My Wife Friday, Nov 9 2007 

Daily and Dogs and Faire and Festival and Photoblog and Texas and Wife , , , , , , krmb 1:20 pm

4 September 2007
Sunday at faire. Sometimes they’re good days, sometimes they’re bad. This one was good. It went exceptionally fast and was great fun. I got to spend time, in alternating frequencies, with Lala, Christoph (the Insultor), Iris & Rose, Irish and Carrie, Larry, Denise & Allyson and when I went by the shop, my wife. On one trip to the shop, Iris took her brand new puppy with her so that Marita Beth could meet her. She’s a beautiful Husky/Wolf mix. She’ll be a wonderful handful cum companion for Iris in a few years. This is Marita Beth holding АЛЯСКА in the Pendragon Costume shop:
АЛЯСКА & my Wife
A more charming photo you’ll be hard-pressed to find.
Cheers.

~KR (4 November 2007)

Listening to:
Milk & Honey by Beck
on Midnite Vultures

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 18.6 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash fired, auto mode, red-eye reduction

 

Necessary Evil Friday, Nov 9 2007 

Daily krmb 2:32 am

Necessary Evil

8 November 2007

Kyle is home again!  And in a desperate attempt to do something “normal,” we went to No Frills for a while this evening.  Terrill and Kyle and I discussed how the travelling gets old and makes us tired, and makes it really hard to stay on any sort of a schedule.  Even (or maybe especially) for the person left at home! ;-)

On the way home from No Frills, we stopped to put petrol in Kyle’s car.  Realizing my camera had been tucked away all day, I pulled it out while he pumped gas.  I liked the repetion of the pumps . . . in hindsight, I realize I should have gotten out of the car and walked away so I could get even more repeats in the photo.  But, alas, it is what it is.

~MB