4/30/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/29/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/28/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/27/2006


Minolta XG-1
©Tim P

Another view of Tin City taken from Tin City International Airport. I recently posted another photo, from the top of the mountain in the foreground here

4/26/2006


Minolta XG-1 Provia 100
©Tim P

4/25/2006


Minolta XG-1 Provia 100
©Tim P

4/23/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

Taken last September in Selawik

4/22/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/21/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

St. George Greek Orthodx Church. Massillon, Ohio

Famous days in history. On this date in 1918, Baron Manfred Von Richtofen, aka the 'Red Baron' was shot down and killed. Chalk one up for Snoopy.

4/20/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/19/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/18/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/17/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

The perfect end to the Easter lamb feast.

4/15/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

Scene from this morning's bike ride. Temp around 25 and very windy. But it was my first ride of the year and it was great!

4/14/2006


Minolta XG-1 Ilford 400
©Tim P

4/13/2006


Minolta XG-1
©Tim P

Since it's almost mid-April and locally, it still feels like we're in mid-March, I thought I'd post something from the archives to add a little warmth.

4/12/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/11/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/10/2006


Minolta XG-1 Provia 100
©Tim P

4/09/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

Yesterday's cloudy Saturday evening walk along the Potter Creek Trail.

4/08/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/07/2006



Canon S500

4/06/2006






This photo was taken by a friend. It's at Tin City, which lies at the extreme western tip of the Seward penninsula. It's about as far west as you can go on the North American continent. There's a tram to the top of the mountain, where there's a facility situated. This photo was taken at the top and looks out over the Bering Sea. I liked the photo, so I'm posting it though it isn't mine.

4/05/2006


Minolta XG-1
©Tim P

With a little help from Photoshop

4/04/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

I took this yesterday, driving home from Kenai. The weather sucked. All mixed snow and rain. The kind that builds up on the road as a layer of slop and sends you hydroplaning if you get out of the beaten path. This building is just south of the Girdwood turnoff. About 10 minutes after I stopped to take this photo, I was rounding a curve and the person in the oncoming lane lost control and began skidding all over the road. They crossed the center line over to my half of the road. I took my foot off the gas to slow down. I was doing around 60 when I let up on the gas. I didn't dare touch my brakes or I would have lost control too. As the car continued to veer into my half of the road in front of me, I was able to swerve to the right and pass by them with about two feet between us at the closest point when we passed. Looking in my rearview mirror, I saw them eventually regain control.

We both continued on our way. A brief moment in time. Yet the rest of the way home I couldn't help but reflect on how my life might have been irreversibly changed had we had that collision. I felt very lucky & thankful. I got home about 20 minutes later. It was late and had been a long day, driving to Kenai & back. When I walked in the door, my daughter was there to greet me. I gave her and my wife and extra tight hug and kiss. I poured myself a glass of wine and sat down to enjoy being at home with my family, the end of just another day. It could have been so different. I don't know who the other driver was, but I'm sure whoever he or she was, they may well have been doing the same. Some days you really appreciate the little things in life, that you usually take for granted without a passing thought. Anyway, that's my rant and I'm stickin to it.

4/03/2006


Canon S500
©Tim P

4/02/2006


Minolta XG-1, Provia 100
©Tim P

4/01/2006


Minolta XG-1, Provia 100
©Tim P (Click on photo to enlarge)