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Australian Holiday March 2004 | ||
First Pacific Light | First light over the pacific from 41,000 feet. | 160K - JPG |
Tiina's City View | From Tiina's apartment looking a direction other than west. | 246K - JPG |
Tiina's Ocean View | From Tiina's apartment looking west. | 228K - JPG |
Hyde Park Fountain | One of several fountains in Hyde Park. | 228K - JPG |
St. Mary's Cathedral | Between Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens. | 228K - JPG |
Wylie's Baths Sign | The restoration plaque at Wylie's Baths. | 424K - JPG |
Monster Plant | This thing was easily 3 meters across and 2 meters tall. Hopefully not carnivorous!. | 384K - JPG |
Wylie's Bath Pool | Now this is what I need just down the street from where I live. | 378K - JPG |
Coogee Beach from Wylie's | Looking toward Coogee Beach from Wylie's Baths. | 290K - JPG |
Skyline At Night | Looking back at the city from the Opera House at night. | 182K - JPG |
Harbor Bridge At Night | Looking down the harbor from the Opera House at night. | 138K - JPG |
Opera House At Night | The Opera House at night as seen from the promenade. | 220K - JPG |
Sydney CBD Skyline | Looking back at the central business district from the Manly Ferry. | 290K - JPG |
Sydney Skyline | A wider view of the city from the as taken from the Manly Ferry. | 262K - JPG |
Harbor Bridge | Looking down the harbor from the Opera House on a gray afternoon. | 238K - JPG |
Opera House | The Concert Hall side of the Opera House as seen from the Manly Ferry. | 264K - JPG |
Opera House | The Opera House as seen straight on from the Manly Ferry. | 262K - JPG |
Opera House | The Opera House as seen at an angle from the Manly Ferry. | 232K - JPG |
Concert Hall Foyer | As much of the foyer at the Concert Hall as I could get in one shot. | 356K - JPG |
Harbor Sailboats | Sailboats in Sydney Harbor. They didn't look too concerned about the ferry being close. | 282K - JPG |
Opera House Legend | The Opera House legend along the promenade. | 344K - JPG |
Old Harbor Ship | Had to remind myself of what year it was after seeing this. | 168K - JPG |
Manly Beach Panorama | A 180 degree panorama of Manly Beach. Left is north, center's west, right is south. | 1042K - JPG |
Aquarium Seal | If I had to be a seal this is the place to be one. These guys had it good. | 176K - JPG |
Aquarium Alligator | Don't mind me. I'm just looking for a nice seal for lunch. | 184K - JPG |
Sea Dragons | Kin to the sea horse these two couldn't have posed more perfectly if I'd paid them to. | 304K - JPG |
Bridge Background | Me with the Harbor Bridge in the background. | 240K - JPG |
Bridge Background | Another one with the Harbor Bridge in the background. | 236K - JPG |
JC & Tiina | Gotta get close for the self portraits. | 234K - JPG |
Across the Harbor | The north shore across the harbor from the central business district. | 232K - JPG |
Bridge Shot | Another obligitory Harbor Bridge shot. | 232K - JPG |
Lady Darley's Track | The NSW Naional Parks & Wildlife Service sign describing the trails of Lady Darley's Track. | 446K - JPG |
View of the Valley | A good panorama of the initial view from the point we entered the walking track. | 602K - JPG |
View From The Trail | Another angle looking off into the distance. | 234K - JPG |
View From The Trail | Looking out from a side canyon. | 210K - JPG |
Cliff Side & Small Waterfall | Looking across the small side canyon on the way towards Furber Steps, | 400K - JPG |
Katoomba Cascades | This was so beautiful I tried to capter a few seconds of video as well. See below. | 346K - JPG |
Tiina Contemplates | Hmm... Which way was it to the meaning of life? | 396K - JPG |
Katoomba Cascades | A different view from lower on the cascades. | 386K - JPG |
Quite Serious You Know | This guy is having fun?!? Man! Never mind the red eyes, where'd that look come from? | 280K - JPG |
I Know That Look | Now this is what Monday's were really made for! I wonder what the peasants back at the office are doing? | 290K - JPG |
Tiina on the Trail | A better trail guide I couldn't have had! Many thanks! | 442K - JPG |
Trail Flower | A nice touch of color along the trail. | 462K - JPG |
Three Sisters Wide | As time goes on the walls just wear away, and fall occasionally, into the valley below. | 240K - JPG |
Three Sisters Close | The Three Sisters. The Giant Stairway below was closed because half of it was missing after a rockslide. | 298K - JPG |
Windy Canyon | One of the rather spectacular sheer dropoffs into a tree-lined canyon below. | 6M - AVI |
Katoomba Cascades | The upper part of Katoomba Cascades. Unfortunately my camera doesn't have the most robust microphone. | 3M - AVI |
Katoomba Cascades | A different view of the lower cascades. | 3M - AVI |
Three Sisters Cliff | Another one of those dropoffs! Talk about pointing the camera straight down. | 4M - AVI |
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Sports of All Sorts - 12/13/2003 | ||
Alex & Duece | The goofiest mascot in all of pro sports... but we love him! Go RoughRiders! | 396K - JPG |
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Mickey's Birthday Celebration Weekend - 5/22/2002 | ||
Our Grandpa | Mickey, Rachael & Aaron | 96K - JPEG |
No, Our Grandpa! | Mickey, Leah & Aaron | 91K - JPEG |
Terri & Mark | A manditory picture before the party. | 96K - JPEG |
Terri, Pete & Carrie | A new cousin-in-law. | 116K - JPEG |
Hold Me Sweetie | Marci & Ari | 98K - JPEG |
Lap of Love | Marci & Ari | 82K - JPEG |
Anna-Maria & Pete | A manditory picture before the party. | 128K - JPEG |
Anna-Maria & Ilse | A manditory picture before the party. | 162K - JPEG |
Anna-Maria & James | A manditory picture before the party. | 152K - JPEG |
Hole In My Heart | Ground Zero. The place has a power and a sadness. | 164K - JPEG |
Hole In The Skyline | Ground Zero. It's a long way to the next building. | 124K - JPEG |
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Old Family Pictures - 4/17/2002 | ||
Dad at 13 | A very dashing young man. | 45K - JPEG |
Dad at 17 | Study break. | 59K - JPEG |
Dad Grad Student | Dad at graduate school. Thank God the smoking didn't last! | 60K - JPEG |
Smiles | Mom & Dad in the late 1950's | 54K - JPEG |
Mom w/Dad Reclining | The look of love. | 42K - JPEG |
Happy Announcement | Mom & Dad's original wedding announcement. | 78K - JPEG |
Dad & Me | Taken in April 1961. | 79K - JPEG |
Mom & Me | Taken in April 1961. | 59K - JPEG |
Dad & Me (B&W) | Taken in May 1961. | 67K - JPEG |
A Proud Papa | Me and Dad in July 1961 | 45K - JPEG |
A Happy Couple | Mom and Dad. Fall 1961. | 195K - GIF |
Another Proud Papa | Me and Grandpa in 1962 | 28K - JPEG |
I'm Driving Now! | The authoratative stroller king. | 48K - JPEG |
Family 1965 | At the Papa residence in Fort Lauderdale. | 52K - JPEG |
Family 1970's | A nicely yellowed picture from the living room. | 58K - JPEG |
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2001 California Wedding/Vacation Pictures - 10/22/2001
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Bridge Traveller | Alex on the Golden Gate Bridge. | 52K - JPEG |
Barbara & Alex | Alex with Grandma Amptmann. | 106K - JPEG |
Me In Gondola | Me in a Lake Tahoe gondola. | 190K - JPEG |
South Tahoe Panorama | From the top of the mountain looking down. | 209K - JPEG |
Tahoe Mountain Tree | From the top of the mountain looking back. | 271K - JPEG |
Tahoe Island | From the road at | 203K - JPEG |
Mom & Anne | At the ceremony. | 147K - JPEG |
Pete & Anna-Maria | The happy couple at their reception. | 147K - JPEG |
Chair Dance | Hold on! | 76K - JPEG |
Chair Dance | Hold on tight! | 57K - JPEG |
Dessert! | Lisa, Leah, Aaron and Marci. | 148K - JPEG |
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2001 Olympic National Park Vacation Pictures - 7/15/2001
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Big Spruce Tree | John & Alex at the "Big Spruce Tree". | 210K - JPEG |
Big Spruce Tree | John, Lisa & Matt at the "Big Spruce Tree". | Removed |
Tree Spirit | Alex in the "Big Spruce Tree". | 180K - JPEG |
Glowing Eyes | Our campsite visitor as she turned for a picture. | 168K - JPEG |
Mossy Creek Alex | Taken before he fell in the Sol Duc River. | 269K - JPEG |
Sol Duc Falls Overlook | The ROAR of the falls and the spray in your face. | 218K - JPEG |
Sol Duc Falls | The river speaks with a voice of thunder. It's words the wisdom of the Earth. | 153K - JPEG |
Camp Dinner | Matt, Bill & Alex enjoying a late dinner. (They were ALL late!) | 111K - JPEG |
The Trees | Sol Duc Campground, Loop B. The little thing at the bottom is our van. | 241K - JPEG |
Sleepyhead Me | Now this is what I call vacation. Wake me up on Thursday! | 88K - JPEG |
Bill & Maria | On the Bremerton ferry with Seattle in the background. | 72K - JPEG |
Seattle Group | The Pike Street Market, downtown Seattle. | 145K - JPEG |
Pier 40-Something | Matt & Alex on the Seattle piers. | 145K - JPEG |
GOD IS COMING | Irrefutible proof we're in His backyard. | 168K - JPEG |
Ancient Groves | Matt & Alex on the Ancient Groves trail. | 147K - JPEG |
Ancient Groves | Mike & Rita on the Ancient Groves trail. | 148K - JPEG |
Ancient Groves | Bill & Maria on the Ancient Groves trail. | 137K - JPEG |
Tree Fall | Mike beneath a fallen trees root ball. | 194K - JPEG |
Road to the Ridge | A stop on the road to Hurricane Ridge. | 149K - JPEG |
The Olympic Mountains | As seen from the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center. The brown smudge on the left is a slide area, not a flaw in the photo. | 92K - JPEG |
No Place Like Home | Me in my natural (and prefered) habitat. | 83K - JPEG |
The Chivian Boys | John, Alex & Matt at the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center. | 94K - JPEG |
The Family | John, Alex & Lisa at the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center. | 87K - JPEG |
The Chivian Adults | John, Matt & Lisa at the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center. | 101K - JPEG |
The Four of Us | John, Matt, Lisa & Alex at the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center. | 107K - JPEG |
At Altitude | Hurricane Ridge Road very near the tree line. | 177K - JPEG |
Alex & Friend | Alex caught on film with the wild Moose. | 144K - JPEG |
Rialto Beach | Matt & Alex at Rialto Beach. | 88K - JPEG |
Rialto Beach | John, Mike & Matt at Rialto Beach | 77K - JPEG |
Phantom Island | Now you see it... | 82K - JPEG |
The Driftwood King | Alex atop a washed up and bleached root ball. | 183K - JPEG |
Aerodynamic Moose | A flying Moose as seen from the van driver's seat. | 101K - JPEG |
Olympic Coast | Rugged and beautiful. | 106K - JPEG |
Rainbow At Sol Duc | Taken above Sol Duc Falls. | 196K - JPEG |
Sol Duc River | Sol Duc River upstream from the falls. | 157K - JPEG |
Sol Duc River | Sol Duc River further upstream from the falls. | 182K - JPEG |
Alen in Bin | Alex in the "bear proof" food storage bin. | 115K - JPEG |
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2000 Hawaii Vacation Pictures Begin Here - 10/15/2000
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Alex w/ Hat | Taken in a Hawaiian sea cave (not that you could tell). | 50K - JPEG |
Napali Ridge | Me on the Nualolo Trail two steps away from a 2000' drop. | 90K - JPEG |
Nualolo Valley | From the Nualolo Cliffs Trail looking down from the side. | 167K - JPEG |
Nualolo Valley | From the Nualolo Cliffs Trail looking back up the valley. | 86K - JPEG |
Nualolo Valley | From the Nualolo Cliffs Trail looking down from the back. | 185K - JPEG |
Nualolo Valley | From the Nualolo Cliffs Trail zoom to the ocean. | 144K - JPEG |
Napali Shore | Me at Polihale beach with Napali rising from the sea. | 54K - JPEG |
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2000 Houston/San Antonio Vacation Pictures Begin Here - 4/15/2000
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Apollo 18 | John and Alex in front of what would have been Apollo 18. | 189K - JPEG |
Astronauts In Training | Mars mission flight crew. | 140K - JPEG |
Spaceman Spiff | Astronaut Alex on the surface of Mars. | 135K - JPEG |
The Riverwalk | Lisa and Alex overlooking the San Antonio Riverwalk at dusk. | 117K - JPEG |
Big Yellow Chair | Pete, Lisa and Anna Maria touring the new mall. | 104K - JPEG |
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Miscellany (The Original Posts)
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Alex w/ Flag | Our little bear sitting in the reading chair at the folks house (before the fire). | 99K - GIF |
Happy Home | A nice summer shot from across the street. | 99K - GIF |
Matt Skates | From a story on indoor/outdoor hockey leagues. The Fort Worth Star Telegram. | 135K - GIF |
Hot Horns | From a story on summer heat activities. The Fort Worth Star Telegram. | 194K - GIF |
Glacier Group | A four picture image of our 1992 trip to Glacier National Park. | 320K - GIF |
Matt's Graduation Picture | Twelve down... Four to go. | 128K - JPEG |
Mother & Dog | Mom and Casey in a gondola car above Monarch Pass on US 50. | 69K - JPEG |
Extended Family | Christmas '99 | 81K - GIF |
Cousins! | Matt, Kelsey, Alex & Jeff | 54K - GIF |
Respected Elders | Mom, Dad and the distinguished JSPJ. | 59K - GIF |
Alex In The Box | Special things come in plain brown boxes. | 126K - JPEG |
Replacement Heads | JC and Maria on Halloween '99. | 117K - JPEG |
Bubba | Matthew as taken by Alex. | 108K - JPEG |
Father and Son | John and Alex. My little armful. | 99K - JPEG |
Mama's Lap | There's no better place in the whole wide world. | 72K - JPEG |
Dogpile | Pete, Kelsey, Alex, Aaron, John and Chris. | 162K - JPEG |
Father and Daughter | Chris and Kelsey. A two-headed phenomenon. | 122K - JPEG |
Studs! | Matt and Pete in a relaxed moment. | 122K - JPEG |
Dr. John S. Papa | I miss you grandpa! | 186K - JPEG |
Dr. John S. Papa | I wish you were here! | 158K - JPEG |
Me & Lisa | A last happy time at Pete & Anna-Maria's party. | 178K - JPEG |
Pancake Angels | Anna Kate & Claudia helping to make breakfast. | 152K - JPEG |
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Pets & Other Wild Creatures | ||
Bosco | Proof that alien life exists on other planets. | 149K - JPEG |
A Day In The Life | The real story of Bosco's existance. | 288K - GIF |
Noodlehead Norman | And we thought Bosco was strange! | 86K - JPEG |
Ol' Triangle Head | Patrick early in life. | 119K - JPEG |
Mr. Distinguished | Patrick late in life. | 57K - JPEG |
Casey | That's one fine looking dog you got there. | 158K - JPEG |
Sander | That's Mr. Fiesty to you! | 44K - JPEG |
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