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  • Desert Botanical Garden: Membership

    / 9 years agoNews

    Jackie and I have been visiting the Desert Botanical Garden regularly every second Tuesday of the month because of the free admission - since spring has been very nice this year and to have more…

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    Sony ILCE-7RM2, f/4, 1/1250 sec, ISO 100
  • Gizmo – adopted a new family

    / 12 years agoNews

    It’s about time that I introduce myself: My name is Gizmo and I am a lovely young cat, who had to take action to get a new home.  It was in October last year when…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/5, 1/50 sec, ISO 1,600
  • Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

    / 13 years agoNews

    We convinced David to join the kids and us on a day trip to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, which opened again on Thursday, after the government shutdown. Established in 1939 to provide…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/125 sec, ISO 100
  • First day in Yellowstone

    / 13 years agoTours

    We let Andrej and Andreas sleep until just after 7am. When we open the curtains we see that all the cars have a white blanket of snow and the sky is covered with thick clouds,…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, ISO 500
  • Mojave Desert, CA

    / 13 years agoTours

    After a short night at the Mirage hotel, we get up at around 8am and first find a Starbucks for a Cappuccino and a bite to eat. We quickly find the ramp for HWY 15…

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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/13, 1/400 sec, ISO 100
  • Snow and wildlife

    / 13 years agoTours

    Another long and adventurous day lays ahead of us: In the morning we drive past Panguitch Lake which is still solidly frozen and we see people ice fishing on it. We are lucky we don't…

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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/13, 1/250 sec, ISO 100
  • Bryce Canyon via Cottonwood Rd.

    / 13 years agoTours

    Today's destination is the Bryce Canyon and to get there Marco suggests to drive Cottonwood Canyon Road, which is a 48 miles (77 km) long gravel road. To check if the road is passable we…

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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/13, 1/160 sec, ISO 100
  • Who is going to clean the car?

    / 13 years agoNews

    At the East Coast they are suffering the consequences of this terrible, once in a life time, Blizzard and we have had some rain last night. Since it's been relatively cold, we assume that back…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/400 sec, ISO 100
  • Lucy, we miss you!

    / 15 years agoNews

    Today, it has been three weeks since our landlord's cat, Lucy, disappeared. Still every time we walk out on our balcony we check the neighbors property and the roof of the house behind it where…

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