Pixture of the Week 2015.5

JJ, a born beachcomber .... Carlsbad Beach CA

Pixture of the Week 2015.4

This is what you see every morning ..... if you are standing at the top of Haleakala.

A volcano on Maui ....as the sun comes up.

In the old days, the Kahanas ..... would climb the volcano every morning.

 To offer prayers to the their gods .... at this powerful time of the day.

Nowadays it's the tourists, including us that come .... and we make the trip by bus.

That trip, a climb of 10,000 ft, over 36 miles .... took us 90 minutes by bus. 

Those Kahanas did it on foot .... they were very dedicated guys.

The Kahanas had to walk down too .... we did it on a bicycle.

Pixture of the Week 2015.3

We're in Maui and on vacation.

Making for a much different weather scenario that I had for last week's pixture.

Went to Lahiana for lunch today and that brought us to the banyan tree in the middle of town.

The one that is almost a full city block .... and stands in front of the old courthouse.

Pixture of the Week 2015.2

There was a lot more winter to be had this week too.

Snow on the ground .... as pulled away from the gate on my way to St. Louis.

Single digit temperatures .... in St. Louis

Freezing rain to greet me .... on my return to Denver.

Pixture of the Week 2015.1

And so it begins .... and new project to keep photography fresh and fun.

I will make one pixture each week for the 52 weeks of this year .... using either my Nikon or my iPhone.

Shots can be accumulated throughout the week .... but only one can be saved.

The rest must be deleted .... and the new week started afresh.

We have had a lot of this around here of late .... both Christmas and Snow.

Mike's Other Pixtures #103

When you are in the Elephant Village at the Denver Zoo.

Look for the turn on your left that takes you off the main path .... back behind most of the buildings.

You will find yourself looking out over a pond.

And don't be surprised if you find a Elephant taking a walk .... or a Rhino basking in the sun.

Mike's Other Pixtures #102

It's an ok pixture .... which might be the best I can expect, given the habitat.

I don't find the bird habitats at the Denver Zoo to be very conducive to pixtures.

And the residents seem to be happiest .... in the worst possible spot w/in the habitat.

But hey .... he is the symbol of America.

So, if you get this close .... you should publish it.