My Fair Lady

The Queens pix are finally uploaded to Flickr. See them in a set here or click on the photo. This photo was taken with my camera by Myles Devin of Elgin, Moray Scotland who was about to sail on the QE2. Lucky him! 

Myles and friends post to a forum at CruiseCritic.com.  This is a site search of his posts as screen name CunardQueen. There’s some interesting information from people who cruise the Queens.

The Last QE2 Visit to the Big Apple

What a day! This is a NY Times photo and you can read the article here. 

No, it wasn’t “at dawn Thursday”, it was about 5 a.m. and I was there on the 80th street overpass of the shore promenade in Bay Ridge with my camera at the ready. What a sight to see the QE2 and then the QM2 coming under the bridge in the dark. I was the only camera nut in sight.  

Then in the early afternoon it was on to the R-D-E trains to Pier 90 in Manhattan. After that on to the E train again down to the WTC stop and over to the river to shoot even more pix of the two ships as they rendezvoused near the Statue of Liberty before departing under the V-Bridge. 

I just got in and it was a day of adventure, that’s for sure. How many pix do I have? Let’s just say a “lot” for the time being.  Now it’s time to upload them onto my computer and then to Flickr. Yeah, I know…don’t hold your breath. I could spend a week editing and uploading pix to Flickr. They’ll get there sooner or later. Stay tuned.

R.I.P. Paul

Jan 25, 1925 – Sep 26, 2008

There aren’t many obits that bring tears to my eyes. This one did. He spanned my life since the ’50s with professionalism and dignity. A cool and classy human he was.

Earth Day in Balboa Park

This is the one place I felt at home in San Diego. To me it is San Diego…along with the Del Coronado Hotel. I used to walk a one hour loop across the Laurel St. bridge and around the perimeter of the park every day. The people watching was a trip. It’s also a world classs botanical garden in it’s own right. I’ve got a ton of photos I haven’t found time to upload to Flickr. There are some good street photography shots in the collection. When I get around to it these pics will bring back some good memories.

Now, when I walk I can look across the water and see Lady Liberty and the downtown Manhattan skyline. That’s pretty neat too. As the weather warms, the people watching is definitely getting better. I’m looking forward to spending many summer hours on the 69th St pier with my laptop on a picnic table. The office is open!