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We just returned from St. Pete's Beach, and definitely the most tropical vacation I've ever experienced. Long beach walks, relaxing with a book with drink-in-hand, and bird watching were definite highlights. Now I'm hooked and want to get away to a sunny paradise every winter.   
         
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We decided to try something new this year for Thanksgiving....missing Thanksgiving. We may have lusted for a traditional meal and being surrounded by family, but it was hard to not enjoy our first trip to lovely Maine. Being the off-season, we managed to snag a good deal on an oceanfront hotel in Bar Harbor. "Thanksgiving dinner" happened at the only restaurant open on the holiday, and we enjoyed hiking in the snow in a nearly-abandoned Acadia National Park. I'm already looking forward to our next trip there.... ============================================================================================ 
Hotel balcony visitor
Frozen details while hiking the Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail
Hiking the Ship Harbor Trail, Acadia National Park
Dreamy architecture, spotted while driving through the park
Our lovely view from the Bar Harbor Inn
Camden, Maine
Have I mentioned that my dream job is Travel Photographer? There's almost nothing better than wandering the streets of cities and small towns, capturing the local charm. This is what I'm dreaming about today, so it only seemed fitting that I finally post photos from our recent trip to Germany and Austria. Please enjoy! ============================================================================================  Pink Alpine House, Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
 Unique view of St. Martin and The Alps. Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
 Bavarian Door no. 1  Painted Balconies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen.  Bavarian Door no. 3  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany  Alpine sunset, hotel room view. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.  Alpine silhouette with St. Martin.  Ettal Abbey  Photographer's guard dog, at Ettal Abbey  Plansee, Austria
 Marktstraße, Bad Tölz, Germany
 Bright Living - Bad Tölz, Germany   Rustic garden at Schloss Linderhof  Being tourists at Schloss Linderhof, because why not.  Moody skies over Plansee  Mint Green Figaro....aka Dream Car.  Market Bicycle  Alpine Love, at the base of the Partnachklamm.  Big Sticks, Little Sticks    Charming chapel along the Partnachklamm.  Grainau's Charming barns   On the North Shore of Long Island, tucked away from the busy beaches and malls, and wannabe Kardashians, sits this dreamy sanctuary. The property is full of greenhouses, gardens and one of the original Long Island mansions, that easily puts any modern Long Island mansion to shame. The property is now a State Park and the house is open for viewing. I would live here. Yup. It's pretty spectacular. And if you like flowers.....lots of flowers. Flowers for days. Since moving here in the early spring we've made two visits, and I'm ready for another. These are just a few of my photos from the Coe house, gardens, and greenhouse....         
  Being unable to make up my mind about things most of the time, I wasn't sure if I should get the Sweet35 optic, or the Edge80 optic......so I got the kit with both. I immediately took her out shooting around Madison.....first to Olbrich Botanical Gardens, then to the Dane County Farmers' Market, and around the neighborhood. What I'm really dying to do is take some portraits (other than my cat) and shoot some Autumn leaves. Sadly, the LCD on my camera broke, so I'll have to wait until it's back from being repaired. ::sigh::   The Thai Pavillion
  Rocky  The Wisconsin State Capitol  Apples at the Dane County Farmers' Market  Red Rides  The Monona Terrace |
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