SONOMA BALLOON FESTIVAL

My sister and I went to the Sonoma Balloon Festival on Saturday June 28th. We got there real early 5am !! Unfortunately I did not get any photos of the balloons as they got flames of propane shot into them in the dark cause I could not figure out a setting on my new camera at 1st. I was real disappointed. Oh well, next year. It was probably not the best year for the festival either, for the fog was very thick and the balloons never did lift off. But I guess that gives a lot more time to get good close up photos. The best part was the children's play area they set up on the inside of a balloon. The adults were having just as much fun as the kids !!

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Petaluma Car Show

VIVA LAS VEGAS

So I know I have not posted in a long, long time. I have been revving up on my photography skills. Here is a picture I took last week while in Las Vegas with my fabulous new camera. After much research I purchased an Olympus E510 and I love it. Got this great night shot without even using a tripod. I could have never done this with my old Kodak. Also I suscribed the online photo website smugmug. They are not as user friendly as flickr, but they showcase your photography so much better. So what do you think?

NEW CAR !!

Well I finally did it. After my old Chrysler Sebring was driven into the ground, literally, I bought a new car. Well it is not really new, it is a 2006 Toyota RAV4 but it only had 9,000 miles on it. I have had it a week now and love it. Today it was 76 degrees outside and I drove it to Lake Berryessa. This is my 1st non-American made car, my 1st 4 cylinder and my 1st SUV. It handles real well and performed amazingly well on the windy, uphill road to the lake.

LUPINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAKE BERRYESSA

Giant Redwoods

Over the three day weekend I went to Armstrong Woods State Park near Gurneville. ded. The park has miles of trails, picnic areas and is never crowded. Some of the Giant Redwoods are over 1400 years old.

Giant Redwoods
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Domaine Carneros

It was a beautiful three day weekend and I had a visitor from San Diego come up for the weekend so I played tour guide. This is the view of Domaine Carneros where they make Taittinger Champagne a favorite of mine. This was taken from the back balcony of Artesa Vineyards which is about 4 miles west of my house. On the horizon is a glimpse of San Francisco Bay. Click on the photo to see larger view