Archive for the ‘travel’ Category

Foto Friday: Hi-Contrast Zebras

October 14th 2011 by cybertoad in foto friday, photography, travel 0

Yes. Still here. New position at work has me so so so busy. Thought I should at least get a Foto Friday in here though. This is shot from our San Diego trip at the famous San Diego Zoo…

Foto Friday: 10:13

August 26th 2011 by cybertoad in foto friday, photography, travel 0

From a trip I took to the Fordyce Bathhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Rest of the pics from my trip can be seen here.

Foto Friday: The Varsity

July 22nd 2011 by cybertoad in foto friday, photography, travel 1

Last month I had the opportunity to go to Atlanta for a business trip. This was my 1st visit to the the city and although I had no time to actually site-see (I was in a 2-day workshop), I met another great conference attendee who had driven there and offered to take me to the [...]

Foto Friday: Happy Birthday Kenny!

July 8th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, foto friday, photography, travel 1

Today’s Foto Friday is a pic from our vacation… Kenny and I are about to head out on a sunset sail around the island with friends. I’m posting this because today is Kenny’s birthday! Yay for birthdays!!
Happy Birthday to you, my love!!
May you have a wonderful day!!
I <3 you!

Foto Friday – vacation starts now!

July 1st 2011 by cybertoad in foto friday, photography, travel 2

As this blog entry posts, we are heading to the airport for a Belizean vacation!
several bathing suits √
sarongs √
flip flops √
cute sundresses; some shorts & tank tops √
camera √
underwater camera √
snorkel gear √
sunscreen √
sunglasses √
do-rags to tame my wind-blown hair √
Kindle w/ new books downloaded to read √
passport √
As you can see, I’m set for [...]

Photo Gear for Traveling

June 29th 2011 by cybertoad in photography, travel 0

As I pack for our summer vacation, I always stop to think what camera gear I want to take with me. Thought it would make a good blog post for anyone interested…
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Camera & Lenses
So I typically avoid taking my Canon 5D due to several factors like its weight and because it is my primary work [...]

Foto Friday: Times Square in Motion

June 10th 2011 by cybertoad in foto friday, photography, travel 0

Taken during our last trip to New York City back in 2007. We need to make it back within the next year…

More allergies, a wedding & painted churches

April 21st 2011 by cybertoad in images, photography, re-caps, travel 1

Eep – it’s almost time for yet another weekend (4-day weekend for me & Kenny, yay!) but I still want to give you a brief update on last weekend…
Friday: Nothing exciting to report.
Saturday: Obedience class for Rosie (she did OK), quick stop at Camera Co/op to buy a new camera bag then yummy [...]

Paradise Found: Caye Caulker, Belize

April 13th 2011 by cybertoad in images, photography, re-caps, travel 4

I am already thinking of our summer vacation – 2 months away!! Ack!
It will be my 3rd, Kenny’s 2nd and our friends’ 1st trip to this little tropical paradise called Caye Caulker.
From Wikipedia:
Caye Caulker is a small limestone coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea measuring about 5 miles (north to [...]

Foto Friday #2: Eiffel Tower

April 1st 2011 by cybertoad in foto friday, photography, travel 1

It had always been a dream of mine to spend Christmas in Paris and one year when I suggested it to Kenny he responded with “Why don’t we do it this year?”. So in December of 2004 we flew over and spent the holidays in that beautiful city!
It was not my first time in Paris [...]