Longwood Gardens Dec 2010

Longwood Gardens has a magnificent display of Christmas/holiday lighting. These photos were taken in December, 2010, when I was taking a class given by Mike Hagan.
http://www.meetup.com/Delaware-County-Photography-Group/
http://www.mhaganphoto.com/Foto_Mike/Welcome.html

October competition ribbon

I  am a member of the Chester County Camera Club. Each month there is a competition, including an assigned category and an "open" category. I won a second place ribbon in the October "Open" competition.

September competition ribbons

I  am a member of the Chester County Camera Club. Each month there is a competition, including an assigned category and an "open" category. I won a second place ribbon in the September assigned category and a first place ribbon in the "Open" category. Gears steam powered tractor, and fishing ships, respectively.

Sunset at Springton Manor Farm 9/28/10

I recently took a portrait course. One class was held at Springton Manor Farm (north of Downingtown, PA). This photo was taken at sunset.

Longwood Gardens 10/18/10

Beautiful day at Longwood Gardens.
http://www.kuhnfamily.com/pictures/Longwood_gardens/101810/index.html

The "living wall" is new. It is many different plants on a wall, looking like a green plant quilt.

Monday, 11/30

We arrived home this evening. Safely. Yea!

This trip put 7,428 miles on the Prius, with an average gas mileage of 47.4 mpg. I wish that number was higher, but probably 47.4 is reasonable, with the weight of the trunk and back seat full, and driving at the speed limit (80 mph in Texas), even up mountain grades.

We traveled in twenty-three states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.

Sunday, 11/29

Today we traveled in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Photos were taken in the Smoky Mountain National Park. The bear was quite a ways from the road. The road was jammed with cars stopping so people could take pictures.