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January 2013 - Las Vegas NV

Outside the Neon Boneyard Museum on Las Vegas Blvd.

Weekend Reflections

Posting at Weekend Reflections.

November 2013 - Disney World, Orlando Florida

Magic Kingdom
John, a selfie, reflected in a trombone.

Weekend Cooking

I'm posting over at The Budget Travelers' Sandbox 

Beth hosts Weekend Cooking where you can post anything food related.

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia

I love eating in Asian countries, the food is always so good. We were paid for treated to a lunch by the river cruise company, Avalon, when we were in Siem Reap.

Champey is situated nearby Pub Street and just beside the old market.

Our charming server.

Presentation was very impressive.

Foto Challenge - Cars

I'm linking up here this week.

This week’s topic is Cars – New, Vintage, Toys, etc. Any type of car or automobile.

April 2015 - Nashville TN

We visited the Country Music Hall of Fame earlier this month.

So I thought this car would be perfect for this week's challenge.

Webb Pierce’s heirs donated the his flashy 1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s permanent collection. Pierce already owned several rhinestone suits designed and crafted by Nudie Cohen when he paid the Hollywood tailor $20,000 to customize the car. Additions included a pair of steer horns mounted across the front grille, a hood ornament and door handles reminiscent of the six-shooters of the Old West, a saddle console and more than 150 silver dollars ornamenting the hand-tooled leather upholstery.

Signs - Retail Therapy

February 2015 - Singapore

Rubbish Tuesday

Continuing with our travels along Route 66 featuring iconic motel signs and other landmarks.

November and December 2012 saw us taking our first winter sojourn away from cold and snowy Toronto. We drove across from Toronto to (eventually) Los Angeles and back in the spring of 2013. We made many stops along the towns of Route 66 on interstate 40.

Winter 2013 and spring 2014 saw us do the same trip but we took interstate 10, further south from Route 66. Spring 2015 did gave us a small opportunity to travel the old route.

A trip to Chicago gave us another Route 66 photo op.

In earlier years we had taken many vacations in California which also led to some Route 66 icons.

I am enjoying doing these posts as I research the hotels and motels along the way and learn many new things.
Wikipedia is usually my source.




November 2008 - San Bernardino CA

Randomness from the car.

Song-ography

Song-ography is hosted by You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, a fantastic photographer and funny lady.
Also posting at Sweet Shot Tuesday.

April 2015 - Fort Worth Texas

Automatic - Miranda Lambert

Earlier this month we were in Fort Worth and paid (yes, we had to pay to enter) a visit to Billy Bob's, the world's largest honky tonk.

They have a wall of hand prints from various stars, and since Miranda (and Blake) happen to be favourites of mine I took this photo.

Let's pull the windows down
Windows with the cranks
Come on let's take a picture
The kind you gotta shake

Mosaic Monday

I'm posting at Mosaic Monday today.

March 2015 - Melbourne Australia

We enjoyed a delicious dinner in an unusual venue, a colonial tramcar, that meandered aimlessly through the city as we dined.

Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

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I'm joining the Scavenger Hunt Sunday sponsored by Ashley.

The rules are simple:
Anyone can participate.
You’re encouraged to take five new photos this week for the challenge. Creativity is also encouraged!
If you get stumped, you may use one photo from your archive (although I’m not too strict about it – I do my best to take fresh shots).
Link up here on Sunday (or Tuesday at the latest) – you can use the button above.
Leave comments for at least five entries around yours (with so many new participants each week, it’s the only way I know to be inclusive
Have fun

April 2015 - Toronto ON

I haven't played along in almost a year!!!


Weather - been rather a rainy week with a few snow flakes thrown in. This was the rather interesting view from our window earlier this week. Storm clouds kept moving in and out.

My Perspective - we've been away for four months so this is my first photo of the weekly flower arrangements in our condo lobby. They do larger ones in the main lobby but I like this small one in a side hall. 

Technology - not quite "techie" as in computers but I bought some attachments for my Kitchen Aid this week. Tried out the shredder on carrots for soup and it worked well.

Fresh - looking out after some rain.

Me - we were invited to a charity dinner this week and it was the first time in a long time that we got dressed up so we decided to take a selfie before we left.

The entertainment at the dinner was Chantal Kreviazuk playing for 150 people to support the Skate with Daniel foundation.

Monday Mural

I'm linking up at Monday Mural hosted by Oakland Daily Photo.

November 2008 - Palm Springs CA

inSPIREd Sunday

Sally and Beth host inSPIREd Sunday!

March 2015 - Coober Pedy Australia

Highlights of our day in Coober Pedy.

As mentioned in that post Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called "dugouts", which are built due to the scorching daytime heat. The name "Coober Pedy" comes from the local Aboriginal term kupa-piti, which means "white man's hole".



 The Serbian Orthodox Church is the town's largest and most impressive underground church, with intricate rock-wall carvings and a gorgeous vaulted ceiling

The window that appears ground level on the outside actually soars 20 feet over the church within.