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Hip hip hooray! I finally managed to get passes to the commemorative ceremonies at the American Cemetery. Presidents Obama and Sarkozy w...

I just realized that it's been 6 months since I visited my beach house. I'm going down over July 4th weekend to stick my toes in the...

Wow, has this ever snuck up on me. I am taking my Dad to Paris/Normandy for the 65th Anniversary of D-Day. (He was 3 years old at the time, ...

Hi all, This is a very old trip report - from 2001 as a matter of fact. I wanted to find it to make sure it wasn't lost to posterity, a...

Highlights from my BMW delivery in Munich in May 2008. The below are emails to friends... It's a girl! a 3792 pound girl... And I'...

 (www.ItalianNotebook.com) What do Casino Royale, Star Wars, Ocean's Twelve and A Month by the Lake have in common? More hints you sa...

I am now "published" on the internet! Someone else likes me enough to endorse something I wrote and put it out there for me. It...

Last weekend I took a drive out to Bluemont winery. It was Loudoun County's farm/open house weekend. I drove up to the winery itself (th...

Last weekend I visited my beach house near Hilton Head. I had planned to visit shortly after Labor Day, but Hannah the Hurricane loomed an...

I gotta update this blog more frequently. 10 days? Here are some photos I took yesterday in Leesburg. Tarara Vineya...

These were all taken at my parents' home in Girard Pennsylvania over Labor Day Weekend. I used a polarizing filter on these photos, a...

flowers Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer I used my new macro lens to take this photo. Macros have a very tight DOF. That really is the...

I got a brand new lens last week and went to Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna and took some photos. They have a butterfly garden as well as an ...

Ha, ha, ha. You know those bumper stickers that say "My Mercedes is in the shop" or "My other car is a Porsche..." Ha...

Hi everyone!  This is Varenna on Lake Como. I just got home from my first ever entry to a photo competition. I joined a photo club...

Zorb. giggle giggle giggle Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer In an effort to see more of the United States, I will be spending the July ...

Introducing Hannah Belle, who was delivered at 930 AM today,Munich time. Can you guess why I named her that? I'll leave a hint later i...

Lake Como - Heaven on Earth Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer Our big vacation starts today. (That piece of corn, courtesy of Dad). In j...

I'm outstanding in my field Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer That's right, only 9 more days until the Great Alpine Driving Adven...

In my front yard... Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer I can't get enough of these tulips! I hope you enjoy them as much as...

BMW Badge Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer On May 23 Mom and I leave for Munich to pick up my new BMW. The actual delivery is May 26 (M...

Tulips Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer More kudos for my flowers - so I thought I would share. To think this was a tiny poin...

Tulip Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer Between the zoom and the macro, check it out. Not half bad for a little point and shoo...

Ahhhhhhhh, the blossoms. Originally uploaded by Skyhawk Flyer It's Cherry Blossom time in Washington DC. Flowers gone wild! Trees going...

For your enjoyment or maybe even for your use! Friends of mine went on a first trip to France last year. They took 15 days and I told ...

Colosseum at dusk. I thought this list might be of interest to people who are seeking books to read before a trip to Italy (or d...