Maya Photography - A Day in the Life

Wandering Basel

2009-07-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

This used to be a moat. Apparently now the Native Americans have migrated over and put up a teepee!

I'm sure the kids love playing here!

Basel Ferry

2009-07-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

It's all powered by the flow of the water because it's attached to a line that goes across the Rhine (Rhein). It only takes a few minutes to cross and it feels much cooler on the water. I wanted to just keep crossing back and forth awhile, but we had things to see!

All the passengers and the boatman taking the fare.

The mighty Rhine.

People swimming in it.

People not swimming in it undoubtedly wishing they were (like I was 'cause it was so hot).

Gibby was excited to be on the boat as well.

However, both DeeDee and Gibby had fun on the other side!

Rüstung und Robe

2009-07-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

The Tinguely Museum was also having a special exhibit called "Armour & Evening Dress" which showcased armour throughout the ages and contemporary evening gowns.

Tinguely Museum

2009-07-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

I took my rusty shots outside the Tinguely Museum, then we headed in for a look.

Tinguely's work is full of many moving parts and bits and pieces of things. It's hard to describe. You really must see it for yourself!

The little round stickers are your entrance ticket to the Museum. It seems people like to deposit them ON the trash recepticle rather than in it. It turns the container into it's own bit of art!

Two Things Challenge: Rusty/Shiny

2009-07-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

You'll see more about these photos in the next two posts.

Food Stops in Europe

2009-07-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

I've had requests from the clamoring hoards to post some shots of Europe, so I will interrupt my U.S. road trip for a moment to appease them! This is Eis mit Sahne (ice-cream with whipped cream) eaten just over the border from Switzerland in Bad Saeckingen, Germany. As a little girl I used to love stopping for Eis mit Sahne in the cafes. I couldn't resist doing it again since we were in Germany for a few hours! This is the Schwarzwald becher which has chocolate ice-cream and cherries.

Dinner out in Basel, Switzerland at Walliser Kanne. This would be the wiener schnitzel with roesti. Yum!

Photo Friday Challenge: Eyes

2009-07-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Yosemite II

2009-07-13T08:30:00.000-07:00

More photos from our fabulous day in Yosemite!

My tribute to Ansel Adams.

Yosemite

2009-07-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

We spent a day in Yosemite. It was Spring, so the water was flowing everywhere and there were tons of waterfalls. It was quite impressive. I think the picnic we had there was one of my favorite moments on this trip!

In-N-Out Burger

2009-07-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

This was our first stop in Southern California. A must according to Janet. It did taste pretty good, though my stomach didn't really agree.

Burma Shave

2009-07-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is the last of my Route 66 posts. Enjoy!

The Open Road

2009-07-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

We traveled on several bits of Old 66. Some were hairier than others. This was one of the better stretches.

This was one of the scarier pieces. You can just make out the road on the right hand side.

It was worth the adventure for the great scenery!

At the end of the scary drive through a pass, we were rewarded with seeing this strange little town complete with burros (or donkeys? or asses?) walking down the road!

Flowers along the road

2009-07-08T09:00:00.000-07:00

Gettin' Our Kicks...

2009-07-07T07:55:00.000-07:00

This post and the next few will feature our drive on old Route 66. It was certainly an adventure! The movie Cars was modeled after the town of Seligman, Arizona which is the subject of today's post.

We ate fabulous pie at Westside Lilo's Cafe. The woman that owns it is German and there are many German items on the menu such as Wiener Schnitzel. We decided we really had to come back for lunch sometime!

Don't even THINK about it!

2009-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

I wonder what the consequences are if you park in the priest's parking spot?

Daisies are Happy Flowers

2009-07-05T09:00:00.000-07:00

The Saint

2009-07-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

We had cocktails and appetizers at The Saint before going to see E.T.. The Saint is a tequila bar with many brands of tequila for your sipping pleasure. All the people at our table preferred it in a mixed drink. The food and drinks were good, but the place is a bit noisy during Happy Hour.

Now that is a bead curtain! I saw this in the bathroom.

Phone Home

2009-07-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is the Brown Derby performance of E.T. that I saw last week. It was incredibly funny as their shows always are!

Riding bicycles.

Mother and daughter.

Our beloved Nick Garrison playing the mother.

E.T. and the boy.

Coming in for a Landing

2009-07-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

A few more Grand Canyon photos.

100 Stranger Series: 10

2009-07-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is Ellen. She was asking people to sign her petition at the Dyke Rally. She and her fellow volunteers want to change the way the city council is elected from nine at-large Councilmembers to five District Council Representatives and four At-Large.

PRIDE

2009-06-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Seattle celebrated PRIDE. This is a picture of one of the Macy's window displays.

This shot and the next few shots were taken at the Dyke Rally.

Sarah wasn't too sure about my camera pointing at her, but seemed happy enough to be at the Rally.

Update

2009-06-29T15:50:00.000-07:00

Amir is free again and back on his blog! The blogging community is sighing a big sigh of relief!

Freedom of Expression

2009-06-28T15:13:00.000-07:00

This is a special post to let everyone know what is happening to the blogging community in Iran. The City Daily Photo (CDP) Bloggers have a fellow blogger, "A", who blogs about the city of Tehran. He has been missing for a few days now (they think he's been arrested) and his site has been taken down. Today the CDP bloggers have a special tribute to him and other bloggers who are having their freedom of speech/photography taken away from them. Please take a moment to look at their photos and think about how sad it is that those people are not allowed to express themselves. We are thinking about you, "A", and hope you are OK.

Just Keeping an Eye Out

2009-06-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

The Grand Canyon is a superb model and always astonishes. Unfortunately, the weather didn't co-operate and it was hazy the day we were there. I had to do some post processing to make these shots somewhat acceptable.

The Colorado River. I'd love to go on another river trip down there someday!

Indian Paintbrush.

100 Strangers Series: 9

2009-06-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

I happened to be at Stumptown on 12th the other day buying some coffee beans and they were having a coffee tasting downstairs! Charlie (pictured here) led us through the whole process. It was a bit like wine tasting, but there were a lot more rounds of smelling the coffee before the actual tasting. When tasting, we spit into a cup just like you do when wine tasting so we wouldn't get too over-caffeinated. I got to try some coffee that costs about $95 a bag!