Some New Zealand Trip Shots - Dad's selection

A small waterfall [not the actual McClaren Falls] in McClaren Falls State Park out of Tauranga


Carino, NZ - the catameran we went sailing on in the Bay of Islands - at lunchtime we moored in a sheltered bay of an uninhabited island and we went ashore to climb to the top - then had a barbeque lunch


Previous Americas Cup boats are retired from competition and tourists can go sailing on them - very popular


Louis Viton Americas Cup Challenge series: Azzura [Italy] vs Synergy [Russia]


Surf on the Rocks at Mount Maunganui - this shot took split second timing


Looking out on the beach at Mt Maunganui, from the path around the mount


Sunrise over the water in the Bay of Islands




A series of Sunrise shots from Scott Road Hobsonville


Heron on a rock in an inlet off Long Bay Beach


Muriwai gannet colony - Gannet in flight over the surf looking down from the cliffs


Should this be titled "Fishing" or "being mooned by a duck"


What the heck?

Last walk down memory lane for today...

Nikki's memory of MomMom...

Yesterday Nikki and I were remembering a funny story involving Mom.  On Mom's first visit to Ohio she had to stop at a gas station.  She pulled up to the pump and waited in the car for about 10 minutes.  Nikki asked mom, "Well--are you going to get gas or not?"  She said, "Isn't there someone who does that for us?"  Nikki replied, "ummmm NO."  Mom replied in a worried tone, "I don't know how to do that!!"  Nikki sighs, and says, "O all right I'll do it."  Mom do you now know how to pump gas?

Switzerland -Business trip May 2010

Schloss Meggenhorn where we had dinner after a cruise on the Lake to get there


Looking toward the town from my hotel window - overcast and misty rain


View from my room in the Palace Hotel out toward the lake. The hotel is a five star hotel - listed as one of the "Leading Hotels of the World"


One of the oldest churches in Luzern, built in early 1300's. Luzern is a picturesque town of 75,000

...and more memories...

The Baby Mullet.

Olivia--almost 2

More memories...

What kind of sick twisted family do we come from?!!!

More Memory Lane...

Remember this Christmas?

Christmas 2005

Memory Lane--Just for laughs

International fair at the elementary school last year.

Flower Power

Thank you to all my children for my elegant and beautiful Mother's Day gift
The photo just doesn't do justice to how lovely this looks
or this!
or this stunning clematis on the deck!!

or the spring blossoms in the front yard!!!

A week in DC

Just thought we would go and see what the President is up to these days!! Dad had an American Cancer society meeting in DC all week so I went to take advantage of the free hotel room (for me) and to play in the Capitol City. It was perfect spring weather and I was happy to leave a freezing cold New Jersey for a week and enjoy the sunshine. I checked out the gardens downtown, spent time in the Museum of Natural history, saw an IMax movie of the sea life off the coast of Africa - interesting, and spent a day at the American Heritage Museum. I also braved the traffic and drove out to the Temple and stopped at the Zoo on the way back to the hotel. That was quite an exhausting day. Apart from the Saturday we spent with Melanie, dad managed to find another evening free to have dinner with Melanie and another good friend of hers. Poor dad. The rest of the week he was stuck in meetings.

On a beautiful 70 degree and sunshiny day we toured the White House grounds with Melanie, her friend Fan and Thomas - another friend who works at the famous House and got us the tickets - Thank you Thomas and Melanie. It was fun to hang out and the grounds and flowers were lovely.
Melanie, Thomas and Fan
Your aging parents and a very modern looking Melanie in a "we were there" photo. Kyle, check out the "sharp shooters" on the roof of the White House looking to keep everyone safe.
Gorgeous blossoms on the Washington DC Temple grounds
Spring perfection in a DC yard not far from the zoo
We just happened to be in DC during Earth Day Celebrations. All sorts of creative globes lined the mall depicting some aspect of the earth and its environment. I passed them on my way too and from the Smithsoneum and thought this one was cool.

40th Wedding Anniversary in NZ - 2010

The family and the view from 2 Scott Rd
Jeffy,Steffy & Bracken Pilling,MomMom and Nana Palmer















The Mangrove swamp and the Marina View from mum's front yard











Enjoying the sand between our toes













"Of course I mean't to fall in"!























Brothers: John and Mike
OK so who is taller?
thinner? greyer? smarter?













This one is for you Chip!












Quintessential New Zealand - love those beaches

















Our Catamaran moored in the crystal waters in the Bay of Islands and "Johny Depp's pirate shipheading in for a look












The End