20. December 2009 by tw.

We haven’t had that much snow for many years.

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14. December 2009 by tw.

From Florida

How can those be the real clouds? And yes, they are.

Through Georgia

North Georgia and South Carolina were very fogy.

But the good thing is the road was pretty empty.

Totally different picture in Virginia.

Comparing to Florida, our birds at home are much smaller and fly in big flocks :)

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13. December 2009 by tw.

Early morning we went to say goodbye to the ocean.

I collected a couple of shells (funny to see how angular I am :)

Cute birds were happily posing for us.

There is no such thing as too many pictures of a happy moment.

It was a very short but memorable trip.

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12. December 2009 by tw.

Day started beautifully.

Then it changed into grouchy one in the afternoon.

This is how I take self-portraits when the light is good.

Heavy rain in  the evening.

We discovered that resort is not much fun in the evening, so we spent some time in the lobby listening to the live music.

Also we took a few dramatic photos outside, after the rain.

I love my little photo journal. Don’t you?

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11. December 2009 by tw.

The day was cloudy and very windy.

We spent most of the day indoor.

During the break we enjoyed a little walk outside.

As soon as presentations were over, we went to the beach.

Oh, glorious sky, and the ocean, and the sand, a perfect color combination.

I couldn’t be happier.

Every day we watched several cruise ships leaving the harbor.

The beach was empty.

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10. December 2009 by tw.

We had almost all day for ourselves before the symposium that we came for.

And the day was perfect for spending some time around the pool

and walking on the beach.

Tried to capture some birds :) that were flying there in abundance.

Then we drove around the city which was pretty empty.

The sunsets in Florida are magnificent.

I could sit on the balcony forever and watch the ocean and the sky.

I am still not sure if it’s a joke. Do people really care about the 13th floor?

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9. December 2009 by tw.

It took 2 days for us to drive to Fort Lauderdale (with overnight stop in Georgia). We were so happy to see the sunshine and palm trees!

As soon as we checked into hotel (on the right), we rushed to the beach to enjoy the sunset.

My modest little point and shoot could not capture the real beauty of this incredible view.

I couldn’t get enough of it.

After 12 years (last beach vacation), the dream of walking on the beach finally came true.

Our hotel was very nice.

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5. December 2009 by tw.

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3. December 2009 by tw.

From the box of old photos and letters that I found at my parents house during my last visit. Ksush, do you remember how you wrote creative letters to your grandparents? These are some of my favorites (more coming later).

That was about the time you were 7. Unfortunately, no pictures of you drawing…

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30. November 2009 by tw.

Thank you for visiting.

Наташа, спасибо тебе ещё раз за твой неожиданный подарок. Это фото для тебя ;)

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