Bourbon Street Many major cities have a street that comes to mind when you think of famous locations or attractions. Washington D.C. has Pennsylvania Avenue. Beverly Hills has Rodea Drive and New York City has Wall Street. Down south in Louisiana, New Orleans has Bourbon Street. It's a totally different atmosphere during the day than at night, but still interesting anytime you visit. If you don't like crowds, don't even think about walking down after dark, but it's known as the place to go for good music and a lot to see...so to speak.

Ready for Take-Off This is a close-up of an F-14 Tomcat preparing for take-off on the USS Enterprise. Shooting these models is almost as hard as making them. They are enclosed in thick plastic display cases which can show tiny scratches, finger prints and LOTS of glare. It’s worth the effort to try shooting a few of these so when you look back later, it will bring a smile to that little boy inside.

Mountain Flowers None of my family or relatives, as far as I can remember, have been the type to spend a lot of time in the flowerbed. Oh sure, you'll find a row of bushes or some flowers here and there, but not a really sculptured garden like you'd see in a magazine. But that's okay, because sometimes it just takes a little bit of color in just the right place to make everything else that much prettier. Like the Blue Ridge Mountains need any help to look any prettier, this small flowerbed does make a nice foreground looking out from my aunt's backyard.