Cotton Wood

Not a whole lot of trees by Wupatki area except for a few junipers and small shrubs. But these cotton wood trees (a smaller one to the right), which usually grows near rivers/creeks, break the odds of surviving in this arid location.

Camera - Nikon D70, focal length 170mm.

Sea Side

Location - Crystal Beach, FL, facing Gulf of Mexico.
Camera - Nikon D70, Focal Length 80mm.

New Look

Well, it's not a new year, but I thought I'd go for a new look, :)

The above photo is from May 2008, Babbit Ranch cattle round up. Shot with Nikon D70 with 80-200mm lens at 200mm focal length.

More from Austin-State Capital Building

State Capital building of Texas. The building's appearance is enhanced by the pink granite, looks really sharp.


Front of the building - mid-day.

A closer look at the pink granite.

Austin Bound.

Austin, one of my favorite cities. I lived there back in 96 - for about 6 months. But I worked out of there for a year (I was commuting). It's cool, vibrant, full of energy, great restaurants, and also very busy. Last time I was here, was when Gore conceded the presidential election. When I lived here, I was mostly in the northern part of Austin, just south of Round Rock. This time, I am staying in the southern part of Austin, near the airport, so I am not familiar with this area at all, thank goodness for GPS.

Waiting game begins - PHX, terminal D. Luckily, no delays.

Ceiling of Chuy's - great timing, it's time for the green chili celebration. Great, thin, crispy chips, and nice spicy salsa (no wimpy stuff here), and a Shiner Bock accomanied my dinner, oh yeah!

Capital at night. Didn't finish my work on schedule. I was hoping to get out early enough to see the bats, but ran into some technical difficulties..... Oh well. Maybe anothe time. I did drive by the capital building. Always an impressive sight.