Photos by Ma&Pa Moose : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Bel punto di vista, mi piace! YSL. Ciao, Sergio

Hello again, Ed, and how are you? Yes indeed, my beautiful Bella has gone away, but hopefully she is doing well and enjoying herself. I wish so much that I could see her. Perhaps I will hear about her from time to time. Going for my walks over at the ranch aren't what they used to be, this is for certain. She was my driving force. I still go, but it's not the same at all. Ahhh ...... times are always changing. It's good to hear from you again, and I hope that you, too, are enjoying summer. The hot and humid Georgia days are upon us again, and I find myself longing for rain. Thanks for stopping back by, my friend, and let me know if you run across any of those old photos. Warmest regards to you always,

Mary Alice

Thanks Alireza. I appreciate the comment

Thanks, Scun11!

I love the ice in this great photo. Very interesting phenomena. Good grief, look at the view count!

It was so hard to capture a shot that demonstrates the distance from rim to rim

see the scale model right here ... OK, it is just Ireland - but who cares... ;-)

Some times that little escapes from work or after work time are what it makes worth to join those meetings.

I got these little escapes in Cologne only after work. But i like them :)

@Ma&Pa Moose: I'll give you a sign if there is less crowd on the north rim. At least in May 2013.

michael...

Why, thank you again, Monica!

It wasn't quite that lonely...I had to wait for a moment to get this shot, and cars were visible in both directions until I got low for an angled shot. But, the feeling of solitude was wonderful when we found it!

It is so very beautiful out there, Ma and Pa! I've been very blessed to get to see that part of the country, even though it was only for a couple of days. I would love to spend weeks in that region to see all the sites!

This was a sunset. And you've nothing of which to be jealous...just so much beauty around it was easy to capture.

It took awhile, but I was satisfied enough to post this shot. I'm sure I can do better one day, but there are so many factors at play.

The long dotted line is an airplane, Michael. And Ma&Pa, I have the same troubles with city glow. It's a challenge to take pictures like this because it requires me to leave town for several hours on a night with no clouds, very little or no moon, and minimum moisture in the air. I'd love to experiment more, but there's just not much time to.

Sorry I've been absent from Panoramio so much lately. Work has had me quite busy, but I was able to post some pics from a trip to AZ recently.

I wish you all the best as the weather warms for us in the northern hemisphere, and makes for more opportunities at photography!

Brian