Pretending

.California, 2004

Still pretending we're in Point Reyes. It's working; I feel more relaxed already!

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Breathe

California, 2004

Mostly what we need is to just breathe a little more deeply, walk a little more slowly, treat each other with a little more kindness, so that we can all live more completely. Can't be all that hard, can it?

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Summer holiday

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This would do nicely.

Everglades, 2005

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Mental travel

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Some places you don't even need to return to, to remember vividly.

Tulum is like that. The heat, the sun, the smell of the salt sea air, the sensation of sand and limestone crunching underfoot. The rustling of lizards, and nearer El Castillo, the call of birds as they dart in and out of the cool recesses. The thickness of humidity momentarily cast off by an ocean breeze. The sudden and fleeting clarity brought by a draught of fresh water.

And everywhere, the solid, stylized architecture, intricately crafted in carved stone, its roughness smoothed with plaster and stories scribed in earthy pigment.

Tulum, Mexico, 2005
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Yes, it's easy to remember quite clearly. Somehow that makes us want to return all the more.

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Summertime

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It's nearly hummingbird time.

Santa Fe, 2005

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Parking aplenty

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There's no trouble finding a parking spot in Tokyo...
if your car is about the size of a cafe table, that is.

Tokyo, 2007
-click photo to enlarge-

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Close to home

.Peru, 2006

No photo could ever really do the Urubamba Valley justice, but this one gives just a hint of its other-worldliness (tall asparagus included).

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Happy 4th!

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