Category: United States
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Bat Colony, Congress Street Bridge, Austin, Texas
The bat colony that resides in the Congress Street Bridge downtown Austin emerge nightly. The colony consists of over 1.5 million Freetail Bats; mpst are mothers and their newly born pups. By the end of the night the colony will have eaten 10,000-30,000 pounds of bugs (yes in a single night!) and while I was […]
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Maya Meetings & Hieroglyphs Workshop 2011, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
The week started with a Beginners Hieroglyphs Workshop with Dr. Bruce Love. I learned so much from him, he broke down the calendar and glyphs to an easy to understand language of meaningful symbols. Then the speakers at the symposium were amazing, especially my idol Dr. David Stuart. Dr. Anthony F. Avenni due to his […]
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The Governor’s Mansion and the Texas State Capital, Austin, Texas
This beautiful building is easily seen from many places throughout downtown Austin. It has a huge ground that is green and lush in the middle of downtown. It is a must see, even if you do not go inside. If you approach from the northern entrance, as I did, you will see a spectacular sunken […]
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Doubletree Hotel University Area, Austin, Texas
The room was very nice and spacious. It was clean and the hotel staff was very friendly. There is a Denny’s right next door with a wonderful staff and group of regulars that make you feel like you are a local. Plus the oldest cemetery in Austin is next door – so bonus for this […]
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aLoft Rosemont, Illinois
This was our second stay at the aLoft Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois and we once again loved it. This hotel was chosen specifically by name by my daughter – due to its new hip vibe. The location is close to the airport and a short 20-45 minute drive to the Magnificent Mile and Downtown and […]
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Adri’s 13th Birthday Dinner – Chicago, IL
Adri celebrated her big 13th birthday in Chicago, Illinios. We started out the the night at Maya del Sol Restaurant in Oak Park, IL. This restaurant is one of our favorites everything is wonderful; the ceviches are to die for, the fish tacos are delicious, the yucca fries and on and on I could go. […]
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Shopping Downtown Chicago
Adri celebrated her big 13th birthday in Chicago, Illinios. Adri and Mariah got to spend the afternoon shopping downtown, they loved it especially the 2 story Forever 21. I also had arranged for the Pandora store to have a present, a bracelet and charms, ready for Adri’s special day. They were horrified at some of […]
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Sunset at Black Lake at Grandpa’s House During September
Over two different weekends in September we worked and enjoyed the family at Grandpa’s house in Onaway, Michigan. I must say that September’s sunsets over Black Lake are especially breathtaking .
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Fog on Black Lake, Onaway, Michigan
This particular cool fall morning I could not sleep and decided to head down to the water, my home away from home, when I noticed a very strange heavy fog hanging over the water. I had never seen the lake like this and it was amazing. It rolled out on the lake off from the […]
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Ocqueoc Falls, Presque Isle, Michigan
Ocqueoc Falls, Presque Isle, Michigan Ocqueoc Falls is the largest waterfall that can be found in the lower peninsula. The Ocqueoc River is unique in that it is one of the few rivers in Michigan that flows south to north and has two falls with an upper and lower falls about 300 feet apart.