Saturday, September 20, 2008

Going south

Like the geese steadily making their way southward- their classic v and clamoring honks overhead- we too journeyed south last weekend. And we settled in for a few nice days milking the last of summer.

A very hot day at the zoo in DC:

An afternoon on Papa's new sailboat. Strong winds kept us zooming along, the boat heeling and me a little anxious aboard with a wiggly one year old. On our last day, a quick jaunt out on the motor boat kept the thrill seekers happy:
We took hundreds of photos...and of course more than half of them went to the trash already. I'm still getting used to the digital SLR and trying to figure out all the new features and settings. It had been years since I last used a SLR, so I feel way out of practice. Thankfully, there's an auto button. And a trash button. Also, a funny thing happened after getting the new camera. Now we find ourselves with lens envy.

4 comments:

Elizabeth said...

I love the sailing photos! What summer fun. And making great use of your new camera too.

Laura said...

great pictures... looks like you guys had a super time! dad will be happy to see you guys on that sailboat!

Lynn said...

New camera! New boat! What fun!! Loved the photos...

Leanne said...

Sounds like a great and jam-packed weekend! Your photo's are wonderful...I love the sailing ones also and the one of little Lilla in front of the aquarium. Time with family in the sun...sounds like the perfect way to lap up the last drops of summer.