110

twin palms and last sunset of 2010

last sunstar

last calla lily in black and white

scene from my last walk

Los Angeles about 5 hours and 45 minutes after leaving Philadelphia (plus about 15 minutes for de-icing).

solid air. somewhere west of Philadelphia east of Los Angeles

the last sunrise of twenty ten at PHL

111

from my short walk this morning. it may be a long 24 or more hours before i return.

112

h o m e again

f l o w e r s again

r a i n d r o p s again

113

close to home which i will not be shortly but which i will be tomorrow about this same time.

114

this morning in Chester, PA

less than a minute of my 2 hour walk in 24f (without the windchill) weather this morning in Chester before flying back to LA. yes, it was cold. yes, i still have a cold. but, i did get some nice snowy photos.

115

it was almost a white Christmas here in Chester.
it is a very very white Boxing Day here and all over the northeast.
if all goes well, I will be home tomorrow and will add some photos from snowy today as well as from yesterday's Christmas garden at the Bellagio in Las Vegas as well as rainy day photos from San Francisco and more from the winter wonderland that was Den Haag last Sunday.

116

117

don't have time to put alot of photos on as i need to get ready to go back to the hotel and then to the airport. tonite i will be in Las Vegas. if you check back next week there will be some nice photos from Holland, San Francisco and Las Vegas. here are a few from Holland and at the bottom of this post is some photos from this morning's walk to the beach. merry christmas eve.

if it looks like fun . . . it was

not everyday you sent a bicycle built for 4. and that is a sled attached to the back.

did mention the winter wonderland i walked in to and thru last sunday in Holland?

this morning's photos . . .

morning sunstar, leftover rainstorm raindrops and a prism-ish rainbow of colors

surfing Santa. Palos Verdes peninsula and the ocean in the window reflection

tanpopo snowflake

before returning home this morning, i went for a walk to the beach from the hotel . . . it was like being on an "overnight". and then my good luck continued as i ran into a neighbor at Trader Joe's and he gave me a ride back to the hotel to get my things and then drove me home. later another nice neighbor will give me a ride back to the hotel. thank you Chris and Christine.

118a

home again. well, close by. is it still thursday? long day from San Francisco to Philadelphia and then Philadelphia to Los Angeles. and for those keeping score . . . SFO-PHL-LAX. Club Quarters in downtown San Francisco to the Days Inn in Chester, PA to the Palos Verdes Inn in Redondo Beach. tomorrow i will take the bus home.

118

if you are looking for me, I will be at the Days Inn in. . . 3 hours.
and in LA in about 21 hours.
and home tomorrow morning.

119

rainy day walk in SFO.

120

from snow to just cold
and now a walk in the rain
in search of christmas lights
and cable cars.

121

8 hours and 10 minutes.
and the question was?
how long did it take to return from Amsterdam . . .
but it seemed much longer.

122

S N E E U W ! ! ! ! ! !
wait until you see the photos from this most beautiful winter wonderland.

123

just above freezing in Chester but warm inside the DI. enjoying some vintage . . . MASH, "him's a her, she's a she". tonite we will be heading east and north to the land of tulips. no tulips this time of year but i am hoping for some ゆき (snow).

124

rainy friday early morning

125

finally Hitomi on the big screen but still un-recordable.

4 men and bulldog

126

still waiting

127

on the way to . . . the post office

128

O r i o n

n i g h t l i g h t s

t o d a y and t o m o r r o w' s red flowers

129

green peanuts?

Happy Holidays from The Carioca

today's purple flower

today's yellow flower

today's orange flower

today's red flower

fallen

(yes, i know it is out of focus but i like it)

endless summer in december

f a l ling

f l y ing

f i s h ing

f a l ling 2

little surfer boy (or girl)

tony makes new friends easily. Tatoo (nickname) is from Saitama and Atsushi is from . . . 十三！(not 13).

today's blue-ish/purple-ish orange-ish/yellow-ish flower

today's tanpopo

no fog this morning (oops, this photo is from the morning after the rainy day)