I've had a bad cold so didn't get out much in the rain to take pictures until the evening. I went to the Mekong riverbank to see how high the river is, as it's been raining hard in the north. The water is still about 5 meters from the top of the levee but there's still at least two more months to the rainy season so I wonder if we'll have flooding again this year. Last year was a mess.

Vientiane
6 July 09
Nikon D5000

Stimpy cat
Huntington Beach Ca
Canon EOS 1000D
10 June 2009

( ...and sundog... )

Buses at my kid's school
Huntington Beach CA
Canon EOS 1000D
9 June 2009

I had a pair of khaki jeans I couldn't wear to work because I'd gotten a large permanent stain on them. They were otherwise good pants, so I decided to dye them.

Brown muck in the washing machine
Huntington Beach CA
Canon EOS 1000D
7 June 2009

Been playing with my Wreck This Journal and I found the traveling Wreck This Journal from a forum I'm a member of in the mail yesterday, so I chose one page and eh.. Wrecked it. Or made it smell of my favourite soap store, actually. It's so much fun.

Neighbor's front walk
Huntington Beach CA
Canon EOS 1000D
6 June 2009

( ...And the kids wanted to visit the birdhouse place again... )

Roof gone, innards going
Huntington Beach CA
Canon EOS 1000D
5 June 2009

Rafters going
Huntington Beach CA
Canon EOS 100D
4 June 2009

Broken Boundary
the Pond behind my house: Lockport, NY
Nikon Coolpix P80
2009 July 05

Sky after a well needed thunderstorm. Yeah, even in Holland we sometimes need them ;)

The house I grew up in. I took this picture in the old fashioned sepia because it`s been over twenty years since I`ve seen it, or been in that part of the town.







July 5 2009
Ontario, Canada
HP Photosmart M447

Catching up 07/04/2009 Gulfport Beach 4th of July celebration


Random child after getting a big kiss from a random dog :-)
More in my own journal for those who are interested.

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Catching up 07/03/2009 Sawgrass Lake Park



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Catching up 06/28/2009 Treasure Island Drum Circle


Massive picture dump in my own journal for this entry.

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I planted this Norfolk Pine when it was about a meter tall, and now it must be about about 5 meters tall. It seems to get on well with the palm and banana trees.

My front yard, Vientiane
5 July 09
Nikon D5000

Catching up 06/27/2009 Myakka State Park and the Amish Farmer's market


The perfect rooster :-)

Lots more in my own journal for those who are interested.

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Catching up 06/20/2009 Largo Central Park Nature Preserve


Osprey with fish

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Catching up 06/14/2009 Emerson Point


Downy woodpecker

SOY-yanara Fest:
I am vegan and need to cut 95% or more of my soy consumption, so eating the last remnants of my "stash".
my kitchen: Lockport, NY
2009 July04

July 2nd, 2009
Waterfront Park
North Charleston, SC


My boyfriend came to visit :D It's kind of a big deal since he lives an hour away and is moving to Japan at the end of the month. I prolly will only get to see him one more time. :/
So we went to Noisette Park on the old Navy Base, and they have these little repilcas of battle ships so I took a few cool pictures.

3 under the cut: 1 of another replica 1 of the water 1 of us
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I went to a baci ceremony for the one month old son of a friend of mine. I was going to go to the 4 July picnic but it rained and I wasn't feeling too well either.

Vientiane
4 July 09
Nikon D5000

Early post tonight because we're going to the cabin when Bree gets home from work and will be back Sunday with pictures :D


We took dad and Susan to downtown Tacoma, and went to the history museum and wandered around some for a bit there. My dad & I are big history nerds so... we were quite happy. But Susan, being ... less than smart (to put it nicely) didn't have as much fun, which wasn't really my concern as I don't much like her and the feeling is very mutual. I never did figure out why she came out here. To gawk at the way evil sinners like me live I guess. I mean she wasn't rude but she had the fake nice thing going on, she's mastered that. She doesn't come to me if she's got a problem with me, she goes to my dad. Most likely because she knows in a contest of wits with me, she has no chance. Whereas aside from his taste in women, I respect my dad, so she thinks she'd avoid conflict if she complains about me to my dad and plays nice to my face. All she avoids though is me caring whether she's happy or not.
But brain dead fundies aside, it was a pretty good day with my dad, my wife and my dog. (I could make a comment about how the dog is smarter than Susan but I won't- oh wait... just did).

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Caught
just out the window: Lockport, NY
Nikon Coolpix P80
2009 July 03

Lao dogs can sleep in some amazing positions.

Vientiane
3 July 09
Nikon D5000

On a sad note, Pandora, Bree's hamster died today. We just found her dead in the cage. She had diabetes so we knew it was coming and sure enough... :(
Figured since Pandora had a few fans here I'd let you know.

On to the actual post

My dad is in town to visit me now (his wife is here too unfortunately. I despise that woman). This pic of dad & I was taken in downtown Olympia by Puget Sound.

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The baby foxes have grown so much. They are getting old enough that they are starting to move away. It was fun to watch them grow up. <3

July 1, 2009
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3
Colorado

Hi, squirrel! :)

June 30, 2009
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3