santa cruz sunset

Missing Santa Cruz

mallory square sunset

Every evening in Key West, crowds gather in Mallory Square and sailboats gather on the water to watch the sun go down.  There's usually a whole lot of chaos and a ton of vendors and performers all vying for your attention.  We paused to watch a crazy frenchman and his cats jump through flaming hoops and I was called up to assist at one point.  He kept calling me "Mary," and it took me awhile to realize that he was talking to me. Awkward.

road trip: the grand canyon

one of our first stops was the grand canyon.  our family spent two days on the rim at the el tovar lodge hiking and exploring.  we got there right at the start of a cold snap, so it was freezing, but the snow was awesome and (hopefully) provided some variation to repetitive shots of the canyon.