Virgina beach is the fabulous places because in them existed the best travel places like- pier of fishing points, boardwalk attractions, street fun and food, rich meals to there, shopping provinces, beach attractions, amusements park and more.

Boardwalk attraction of VA

Besides, the visitor comes to here for beach attractions, closed to the beach and bay areas they kayaking, fishing, trail also. Boardwalk is the most famed places to there. it’s 300 wide and long distance spread there.  In side the Board walk located Va beach hotels, which are famous like hilton beach hotels, beach hotels, bar, pub, parking, and etc.

Over the boardwalk here a interesting entertainment place located, which is the amusement park of the board. There the glimpse are so awesome to far from the  long blue sea’s regions.

I photographed this sweet family this past weekend in in an Uptown (Charlotte) park ~ early morning light is great for family portraits, especially when the children get up so early. And what a beautiful morning it was. Soft light warming up freshly fallen leaves, a crispness in the air and discoveries around every corner. Here are some sneak peeks from our morning in the park… can’t wait to show the rest of them!

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To establish dancing fountain, landscaping works, amphitheatre, parking lot and garden

MADURAI: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers M.K. Alagiri, on Monday, informed that the Union Tourism Ministry had sanctioned Rs. 3.87 crore under its ‘Destination Development Scheme’ for developing an eco-park at Tirupparankundram near here.

The Ministry had released Rs. 3.1 crore as first instalment to start the project, Mr. Alagiri said adding the State Tourism Minister N. Suresh Rajan had written to him that the project would be executed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department.

While 68 lakh tourists visited Madurai last year, around 30 lakh of them visited the Subramaniaswamy Temple at Tirupparankundram. As it is very near Madurai, developing it would attract more tourists, he said.

On temple land

This development follows a Rs. 5 crore-proposal of HR and CE Department submitted earlier to the Centre through the State Government as the land of the proposed park is owned by the Subramaniaswamy Temple.

The works to be taken up include a ‘hybrid musical dancing fountain,’ which is expected to cost Rs. 42.63 lakh, landscaping works, amphitheatre, parking lot, garden — all to be established at a cost of Rs. 26.21 lakh, and more landscaping work near the pond and cafeteria at a cost of Rs. 23.95 lakh.

A sum of Rs. 35.41 lakh would be spent to provide a compound grill and fencing around the eco-park.

In 18 months

The HR and CE Department has been directed to commission the park within 18 months and also undertake responsibility for its maintenance. The funds released would be routed through the State Tourism Department.

The HR and CE Commissioner has been asked to submit progress reports to the government through the Director of Tourism, according to an official press release.

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Last Saturday we spent a couple of cold (sorry Katie!!!) hours with Katie at the State Park.  She was totally a trooper and you can barely make out the goose bumps on her!  Here are some of our favorites from the editing so far:

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I thought that all that time in shorts and bare feet might have done her in, but she kept on going!  Awesome!

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We called it a day when we lost our light and we couldn’t feel our toes anymore!

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Thanks Katie!  We had a great time!

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted a picture, but school has been crazy at the moment. Anyway, I took this photo while I was babysitting Olivia. It was really an assignment for my Visual Communications class. We needed to capture action. It was probably the most difficult assignment so far – mainly because I had to incorporate my theme, which is solitude/quietude. It’s difficult to find solitude in action. But here is one picture. I have many more and will hopefully post them in a gallery during Thanksgiving break.

Saturday was a great day for me. I got to go out with the girls, as well as take some photos of  the Ross family (not to be confused with the Morris family, haha)

We had a great time, and got to hear a little singing (Anchor’s Aweigh makes Lillie smile). I took FAR too many pictures, and these are just a few of my absolute favorites. Thanks again!

Street Photo | fot. Boat And tHE City

Przeglądając ostatnio zawartość dysku w poszukiwaniu jakiegoś ciekawego materiału na bloga natknąłem się na ustrzelonego tego lata na Retkini “Desperado”. Jako, że ciężko było wpasować ten materiał w jakiekolwiek ramy panujące na tej stronie wymyśliłem sobie taką mocno naciąganą teorię… tak więc zaprezentuje wam tym razem krótką serię “Street Photo” w moim wydaniu. Osobiście nie szczególnie przepadam za tym typem fotografii ze względu na kontrowersje dotyczące praw autorskich, ciekaw jestem jakie jest wasze zdanie na ten temat?

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Street Photo | fot. Boat And tHE City

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..Voy a esperar..

..Voy  a esperar un poco más..

..Hasta entonces no importa lo que pase..

..Me  voy a olvidar…

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One of our great instructors, Lisa.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you know what that means?! Lots of food! And do you know what lots of food means? Food coma! But that’s okay! We know how to get you back up on your feet after a day of feasting!

This month and next’s, November and December,  at Fun Pole Fitness we are offering $5 on our traditional classes! That’s right, you heard it from here! We know that you’re on a budget and that you have gifts to buy, so we would like to help you on the day after the Thanksgiving slump! We’ll get you back on your feet and have you energized for the upcoming holidays! You’ll have more energy and especially you’ll be looking mighty sexy in your holiday dress!

Check out our class schedule and take advantage of this offer! Happy Thanksgiving!

bright colors fading -
subtle earthtones paint the park -
Autumn’s changing look…

One of the biggest mistakes people make, especially during holidays, is to “treat” their dogs to foods they aren’t used to eating – foods smothered in rich gravies, sugars, salt, etc… . It may seem fun going in, but such a heavy diet, even for just a night, can wreak havoc coming out. If you want your dog to able to enjoy a true Thanksgiving meal, yet still keep it healthy, read through the suggestions listed below that have worked for us through the years.

As much of small-town America is falling victim to big box stores and endless chain restaurants, Leonardtown is going its own way. Leonardtown, the St. Mary’s County Seat, is a bustling town of fine restaurants, unique shops, and old-fashioned charm. Traces of its history can be found in historic buildings, churches and businesses throughout the downtown area. The town’s best kept secret is that it is a waterfront town. It offers a brand new Wharf public park which connects a 3-mile stretch of waterfront with a park at each end and facilities for boating, kayaking and canoeing. Leonardtown also offers exquisite and family-friendly restaurants open for lunch and dinner. For more information, visit the St. Mary’s Destination Guide.

North Side from the bus.

For people who want a more traditional experience, especially shopping, staying at the station, or heading north is the best way to go.  The Tokyu department store is located above and below Shibuya station.  Heading north from Shibuya crossing will lead you to Seibu and Marui department stores.  All of these shops provide a typical Japanese department store experience.  You can find them in every major centre of Tokyo, and almost every major city in Japan.  However, be sure to explore all of the side streets.  I have visited Shibuya countless times and every corner, every back street, changes constantly.  Many of the old shops have left the northern areas, in favour of more traditional fashion boutiques.  However, if you walk around enough, you’re sure to find a lot of nice shops that even residents who have lived their whole lives have never even found.

Apple Store, Shibuya (Thanks to a friend for the picture)

If you are feeling more adventurous, or you just have too much time on your hands, the areas to the south and east provide a very different feel for Shibuya compared to the north and west areas.  Directly to the east, people tend to associate it with Omotesando.  To the north east, it’s more Harajuku.  To the south, it feels more like Ebisu.  Omotesando is an upscale area that is very akin to Ginza.  The main difference is the affluence.  While Ginza is for people to be seen, and you’ll see a large variety of classes, Omotesando tends to be one class only, rich.  Harajuku was talked a lot by Gwen Stefani for its fashion and need to break away from the normal culture.  The north east corner of Shibuya borders Harajuku, and hence has more in common with that style of fashion.  It is also a location of an infamous park where homeless people tend to live, and rows of yakitori shops similar to the small shops in Shinjuku.  Again, like in Shinjku, I would not recommend them as they tend to be a little expensive, and they may not be so friendly to foreigners.  It’s better to go to Shinjuku.  The south region will see things be more food oriented.  Ebisu tends to have more food shops than anything.  You can also see some interesting fashion outlets, but people tend not to shop here.  There are more apartments than shops, but if you want to go for a nice walk, this area is a nice area.

109 often has various "dynamic" displays

All in all, Shibuya is a place to visit.  It’s noisy, bustling 24 hours a day, and willing to show you new insights into Japan.  Is it a true picture of Japan?  No.  Will you be amazed by the crazy lights, strange people, and wonderful shopping?  Yes.  Make sure you visit during the day and night.  In the day, do your shopping in the north.  At night, return to Centre Gai and take a stroll around the Love Hotel Hill.  Don’t be surprised when you pass expensive cars with blacked out windows parked in front of a sex toy shop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya,_Tokyo
http://wikitravel.org/en/Shibuya
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3007.html

このblogは英語のblog。もし私の英語は難しい、日本語のquestionは大丈夫。

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, today is the Japanese holiday 「勤労感謝の日」 (Labor Day).

And also, as I mentioned in my post yesterday, we went to the park together today. We enjoyed the time together outdoors in the nice weather by playing ball and having lunch.

It was a nice day.

A few photos I took in the park:

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Autumn leaves

The weather today in Tokyo was mostly sunny and 14°C. The weather was nice for the entire three-day weekend.

How about where you live? What did you do this weekend? How was the weather?

This past Saturday couldn’t come soon enough for Rydan.  Why?  He had his very first play date with his best friend at school, Kaden.  Since the first day of Kindergarten, Rydan hasn’t stopped talking about Kaden.  So when we ran into Kaden and his mommy at the school’s Fall Festival last month, we exchanged phone numbers and planned to meet at the park for some fun.  Like Rydan, Kaden is a lively, talkative, adventurous little guy with a big, warm smile and a creative mind.  It’s very easy to see why these two get along so well.  They are full of energy, full of life, and full of imagination.

Watching the two of them interact was quite intriguing to me.  Even though they are only five years old, I could see beyond just the friendship that has developed between them.  They are learning to share, to take turns, to respect one another, and they challenge one another’s imagination.  The value of a simple play date is truly incredible when all of the social skills that they are practicing are taken into consideration.  Rydan is learning how to get along with others, and he’s doing a great job of it.  It was fascinating for Ryan and I to watch how he talks, listens and laughs with another child.

Saturday afternoon was a day of sunshine, giggles, and excitement for these two friends.  From the merry-go-round to the swings to the slides, Rydan and Kaden played hard.  Below are a few photos of them in action. 

7th Fairway at Greenhorn Creek Golf Club

I needed a picture.  Someone told me that there was a circa 1850’s printing shop in the HistoricPark of Columbia.  I needed a photo of it for a project I am working on for the Angels Camp Museum. It is just a half hour jaunt from my front door, but I was resistant.  It was Sunday. It had been a busy week and there was more work to do before the day was done.  At 1:30 I agreed to a Sunday drive; over there, get the photo then home. I forgot how entrancing the autumn could be.

It started with the ride over to Columbia from Angels Camp. Like I said, only about a half an hour,

New Melones Lake

but the sun was out, and it warmed my face and legs as we drove through the brilliantly colored trees and bushes and over the reflective lake at New Melones. The radio played some 1940’s jazz, a perfect soundtrack to autumn’s fantasy.  By the time we hit Parrots Ferry, there was a shift. Work? What work? I’d fallen victim to the magic of the autumn season and it’s spell had lulled me into it’s restful arms.

Fall Color

I think it was the colors. Red, yellow and shades of gold contrasted against the blue of the sky and the white puffy sky.  Green was already pushing through the remainders of beige summer grass now left behind in summer land.  Currier and Ives had come alive in the country roads ahead of me and in the fields to the left and the right. Bright squares of iridescent orange lit up the rolling hillside where grapes had recently been harvested.  A white home on the hill, a red barn in the field, an old brown shed created greeting cards as I passed by. The enchantment had begun.

We arrived in Columbia, a world all its own in any season with wooden sidewalks, 100-year-old buildings, employees in period costume and the occasional street musician, circa 1850. In autumn it somehow feels even more surreal. The trees that line the streets have seen the advent of winter well over 100 times.  They have perfected their act, playing the perfect part in autumn’s fantasy. Brilliant leaves, falling just slow enough to catch my gaze from beginning to end.  Focus, I told myself.  Where is the printing shop?

The Fallon House

I found the print shop just alongside the old Fallon House Play House.  At this point my husband made the mistake of leaving me alone for a moment while he returned our dog to the car.  There

was no hope for my wandering imagination now. The shop was closed, but I was able to snap a decent enough shot through the blurry, single paned glass of a building that must be at least 120 years old. I stood there. I felt the cool breeze of the November air on my neck and my chest.  It was quite a contrast to the warm sun that

Print Shop in Columbia

was baking through my thick wool sweater. The print shop drew me further in.  Wood floors, high ceilings and warm oak desks and chairs set the stage for someone. I waited for the ghosts to appearand perform their work. My mind wandered even further away in to the fantasy. I envisioned a boy sweeping the floor wearing suspenders and heavy wool pants, his hair was shiny black against his soft tan shirt.  A middle aged man sat at the desk in a crisp white shirt and small round glasses. His fingers moving small type set around fervently.  I was officially a goner.  My mind belonged to the fantasy.

Walking next door to the play house,  I planned of my next adventure to never-never land. I picked up tickets to Little Women for Thursday after Thanksgiving.  A Christmas treat to myself. My husband came back and found me there. He knew I was mush and he took advantage of it. Let’s stroll he said.  The street was dusty and as we entered it and the clicky clack of a horse drawn wagon snapped at me. I wanted to be in that wagon. We walked up the wooden side-walk and in and out of the assayer’s office, the Wells Fargo building and past the Old Saloon.  Hungry. I convinced my husband to buy me lunch less he want a grumpy wife on his hands. I knew the perfect place.

My poor husband had no chance at this point. He was now a player in my magical autumnal play

The tea house - Columbia Kate's

and I had my sites on the Tea House.  He went along with it! I couldn’t believe it either as we entered what mimicked a little girl’s doll house, filled with many a breakable things.  They delivered the menus which consisted of over 70 teas and a few edible items.  “They have homemade chicken pot pie”, I told him realizing that was about the only thing that might interest him.  Salads and scones with cream, Quiche and a foo- foo sandwich or two graced the menu.  He asked for “Iced tea please”.  “Which type?” asked the waitress.  His look toward me was somewhat dismal, somewhat accusing, so I answered for him “Plain black, please”.  My husband’s iced tea came to the table in a complicated system with hot tea in the top vessel, ice in the bottom vessel and a glass placed in front of him.  Again the bewildered look lurched out.  “It’s not as complicated as it looks” said the waitress.  She sensed his surrender to the absurdity of it all and said “I’m sorry sir, you ARE in a Tea House”, at which he laughed and moved on. My hubby was in a compliant mood today…the Autumnal spell had gotten him too.

Just like a doll house

An old barn in Columbia

We stepped out into the crisp air, bright sun and a completely clear sky.  More strolling was in order.  The old bowling alley sent the sounds of crashing wood and cheering players into the air.  Two young boys playing hide and go seek were off to the left, one counting very loudly. The Blacksmith’s shop was open and adorned with interesting iron gifts.  A heart shaped horseshoe and a nicely made hoof pick caught my eye; more Christmas gift possibilities for later.

Candy Heaven!

One last stop was in order. Nelson’s Candies is a regular visit every time we go.  The smell when you walk in is intoxicating enough. But the visual puts Santa’s Workshop to shame.  A 2″ snow man-made out of white chocolate and fondant, filled with cream caught my eye.  The cabinets are filled with sugar transformed into every type of shape, color, size, smell and flavor.  Chocolate creams, nut encrusted toffee, gummy chews, fudge in white, brown, and rocky road all line up like soldiers in a chess game.  Breath.  The floors squeak under my feet as I try to take it all in. It’s not so much the tasting as it is the anticipation of it all.  We had been there alone for a few moments.  Then someone else entered with their own fantasy intruding on mine. Time to pick, purchase and indulge I thought.

We head back to the car and my dog wants to smell every inch of me.  He wants to know where I’ve been, what I’ve eaten, what I’ve brought back. Not much for the dog I’m afraid. A pocket full of memories, a few photos and these chocolate creams, of which you are getting zero bud, I thought.  We pull out and begin our drive back.  The 1940’s jazz is still playing on NPR.  As we drive home I am amazed at the beauty passing by my window. We are quiet all the way home. Taking it all in I suppose.

Coming into Angels Camp - North East

The dreamy drive down the hillside, over the bridge and back into Angels Camp was sublime.  The town looks inviting as we enter over the scenic by-pass. A sea of green is mixed with spots of yellow, orange and red as we pass by over the tree tops looking south. Home. I love this place.  My trip down the rabbit hole was a brief respite from the cares of the world. But also a refreshment that reminded me of all I love about this place I live in.  Enchanting autumn will stay here for a few more weeks. Then winter will impose bringing it’s own magic, wonder and beauty.  But the delightful backdrop of these beautiful Foothills will be ever waiting for any season that enfolds it. And I will be mindful to allow the luxury of indulging myself in all its mysteries.

So encouraged each time we head out to Linn Park at the increased involvement, contributions and the crescendo of passion exhibited toward the need. We were able to provide flats of fresh bread to Brother Bryan and countless warm coats for distribution to those who need it most this winter.

Thank you once again for the partnership in providing blankets, gloves, coats, toiletries, water, books, crackers, candy and other items. These little things will likely not change the world but so often we aim for the big things and their left to struggle for the day to day.

I’m so pleased to work with each of you to touch the lives of people in ways that may seem to some as insignificant.

Sometimes these are the things that make the greatest impact.

Randall