Baby it's Cold? No it's Hot Outside!!!!!

A little Christmas in July? Ok so it's not quite July yet but here's a little something to make you think of cooler weather.

Remember the Time

Not Michael Jackson's star but none the less his is nearby

Lake Mead

As of May 2009, the lake is currently at 43 percent of its capacity, threatening to make the Las Vegas valley's primary raw water intake inoperable. If the lake doesn't receive enough inflow this spring, problems may arise later this summer. Arrangements are underway to pipe water from elsewhere in Nevada by 2011, but since the primary raw water intake at Lake Mead could become inoperable as soon as 2010 based on current drought and user projections, Las Vegas could suffer crippling water shortages in the interim. Lake Mead draws a majority of its water from snow melt in the Western Colorado Rockies. Since 2000 the water level has been dropping at a fairly steady rate due to less than average snowfall. As a result, marinas and boat launch ramps have either needed to be moved to another part of the lake or have closed down completely.

Further research in February 2008 by the University of California in San Diego led researchers to conclude that, if future climate changes as projected and water use "is not curtailed," Lake Mead's water level could drop below the dead storage elevation by 2021, and that the reservoir could drop below minimum power pool elevation as early as 2017.

I love this camera. Pictures were taken a good distance away using 12x zoom. Wondering why paparazzi have to get that close!

Hopping along

This year we have a family of rabbits that moved in. Caught this one on camera before he hopped away. Don't look at the grass, it needs to be mowed.

HOT HOT HOT!!!!

Only place to be when it's this hot!!!

Island dreams

Haven't posted in a while so thought I'd post several pictures taken on Nantucket Island October 2006

Along for the ride

I don't know about you, but I'm not a fan of rollercoasters.

Especially, ones where you go upside down.

How Do You Display Your Flag?

On the high seas?

In the Air?

On the ground?

However you display your flag.....

Just do it, Today!!!!!!

Big Guys

Is that stone walking????

Oh hey...it's a Galápagos tortoise.

No Swimming

Sign at the Greenville Zoo states no swimming

Maybe because of this?

Painting or Real Life

Looking for a picture for today I came across this. I never really noticed it before, but it looks like it could be a painting with all the relections going on. No photoshopping done, this is how the image came out. Taken at the Greenville Zoo

Beauty

Horses amaze me, how regal and beautiful they are.

Bridges

Sometimes the bridges we have to cross seem long and impossible but eventually we make it to the other side.

Turtle Soup

Young turtles at the Greenville Zoo

Walk This Way

Which Way?

D-Day

On June 6, 1944, a date known ever since as D-Day, a mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on western Europe.

Meanwhile Bob Hope was entertaining the troops.

Water anyone?

Now, I may take photos of feet and other weird things but when my significant other does it's unintentional. He'll often walk around with the camera on and in his hand (of course his finger is on the button how else does he get these shots). This is the result.

Play Ball

Isn't Hockey over YET??? It's baseball season, play ball!

Gear Down

The Day began sunny and warm, looking forward to the trip...Someone's day ended very badly very early.

Kissimee Airport, April 25, 2009 Airplane landed gear up.

Schools Out

For many the school year is wrapping up, summer is here!

The Oldest Wooden School House in the US