Posted by David Porter on June 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
When I was doing my photo shoot at La Jolla’s La Valenica Hotel, I came across this beautiful tile work in their garden. As one who is captivated by vibrant color, I thought I might be able to tweak this a bit in Photoshop and perhaps super-saturate the colors to make a nice computer desktop background.
Here is what I came up with.
Do you like it?
If so, simply click on the photograph to reveal the large version, right-click, and download it to your computer.
Enjoy!
Posted by David Porter on June 29, 2010 · 1 Comment
(Phoenix) – The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department initiated its annual fire ban on June 1. Now, the Department is taking additional steps to protect the parks due to the extremely dry conditions. Effective Thursday, July 1, smoking in the parks will be prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle or at developed recreation sites such as a parking lots, picnic ramadas or campsites. This restriction is in alignment with the Forest Service and BLM who essentially have similar restrictions.
“We’ve added the smoking restriction to our fire ban in hopes of lessening the chance of human-caused wildfires, which could result in serious damage to the parks and the safety of our guests. Individuals who smoke in the designated areas are also being asked to please make sure all materials are fully extinguished prior to leaving the area,” stated R.J. Cardin Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department Director.
The normal restrictions which include banning the use of all campfires, fire pits, and the use of charcoal in grills or any other manner are still in effect; however, it is acceptable to use gas/propane grills in designated areas. Violation of Park Rule R-113 may result in a citation. A date to lift the fire ban has not been established but may be determined by the amount of rain received during the monsoon season.
There are ten Maricopa County parks that will be affected by the fire ban: Lake Pleasant Regional Park, White Tank Mountain Regional Park, Adobe Dam Regional Park, Buckeye Hills Regional Park, Estrella Mountain Regional Park (excludes turf area), San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Usery Mountain Regional Park, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Cave Creek Regional Park, and Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area.
Posted by David Porter on June 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
25th Wedding Anniversary Tour – our next destination trip will be in celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas will be our first luxurious stop. (Photo courtesy of Mark Wieland and Ritz-Carlton)
Posted by David Porter on June 28, 2010 · 2 Comments
25th Wedding Anniversary Tour – The second stop on our 25th wedding anniversary tour will be the beautiful Caneel Bay Resort, on the island of St. John, US Virgin Islands (Photo courtesy of Caneel Bay)
Posted by David Porter on June 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
25th Wedding Anniversary Tour – The third stop on our 25th wedding anniversary tour will be the beautiful Jade Mountain Resort on the Island of St. Lucia. Now that’s a room with a view! (Photo courtesy of Jade Mountain)
The Roaming Boomers
When I was doing my photo shoot at La Jolla’s La Valenica Hotel, I came across this beautiful tile work in their garden. As one who is captivated by vibrant color, I thought I might be able to tweak this a bit in Photoshop and perhaps super-saturate the colors to make a nice computer desktop background.
