Well, it’s an old expression, but completely appropriate for these slippers Mom and Dad gave me for Christmas. I just love them!
The Bike Shop in 3D
I usually take my little camera with me when I go for my after-lunch walk. When I see something interesting, I’ll take a picture of it.
Sometimes I will see an opportunity for an interesting 3D picture, as was the case when I saw all of these bicycles lined up in front of Helen’s Cycles in Manhattan Beach, California.
Image: The Bike Shop in 3D – click image for full-size.
I have tried this shot in the past, but something in the background changes like vehicle or pedestrian traffic and spoils the need for the picture background to be static. On this day, I got both shots without anything moving. Please visit my 3D Stuff information page to read about how these 3D pictures are made and how you can get a free pair of 3D glasses.
As usual, I have provided a 2D image here in case you don’t have your 3D glasses yet.
Marine Mammal Rescue Center
We stop at the Fort MacArthur Marine Mammal Rescue Center once in a while to visit the marine mammal ‘patients.’ The center does a great job of rescuing these guys and they try to mend them and get them back into their habitat without excessive ‘imprinting’ on their human benefactors.
We have supported this work for a number of years and we feel that it is an important project. The beneficiary mammals are unable to seek help or treatment, but rather the center provides pro bono assistance to keep our coastline critters safe and healthy. You can find out about the mission at this link.
This was our visit to the center last June – I’m just getting around to some of the archives I intended to post but didn’t. Click the > to watch these li’l guys recovering.
Snowbound Yucca
I took this interesting picture of a yucca near the south rim of Grand Canyon on the December morning we were there. Of course, they don’t normally look like this when there’s no snow.
Joshua Tree 3D
On our first full day of vacation, we drove from our campground in Twentynine Palms, CA, through Joshua Tree National Park. The landscape within the park is quite unusual. At one point, we came upon a campground set in an area where great boulders were strewn about. I thought that it would make a nice stereo image, so I snapped a pair and merged them into this image. Click to enlarge.
You will need red/cyan or red/blue 3D glasses to see the stereo effect. If you do not have the 3D glasses, you can look at the 2D version.
Relaxing on the Road
We totally broke away from the usual routine while we were on the road last week. We spent evenings passing the time reading the blogs on the computer, posting our adventures and enjoying adult beverages after dinner. We didn’t bring a TV and didn’t watch any DVDs on the computer. It was just SO relaxing.
