My mother has been bugging me for the web address of my image hosting site, saying when her laptop had to be restored that she’d lost the internet history. Considering I never gave her the address of this blog’s image hosting site (I can only guess I was careless and left the address on her browser history when I used her laptop while visiting sometime), and considering the photos my loyal readers know I have posted, I’m relieved she lost access. I told her dismissively that it’s not a public share site as she kept saying it was, and that I don’t use it anymore. Now I can post photos again. I have a bit to catch up on.

On Labor Day weekend, Mr. W and I invited my parents to San Diego with us for Sunday champagne brunch at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse followed by a stroll at the beach and a visit to the Hotel del Coronado, where I’d always wanted to explore. I also got to play with my new digital SLR camera. I got the Nikon D5000. (Rest mouse pointer over photos for captions.)

Mom looks optimistic, Dad looks like he’s trying not to get overexcited. He loves seafood and my mom rarely lets him eat it because she’s protecting his compromised blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Despite the tilted orientation, I like this shot for what’s refracted in the stem of the glass.

I did say this was a seafood buffet, right?

Wanna see boys play with their food?


“Happy 1-Year!” Mr. W told me.
*smooch*
The problem with continuously talking about how great and fresh the crustaceans taste, is that you get yoinked, as Dad learned.

Unabashed, Dad continues to play with his claws.

It’s cool to finally have significant zoom.

In the lobby of the Hotel del Coronado…

Let me show you the difference between 34 years of marriage and 1 year of marriage.

vs.

Isn’t it cuuute how everyone in the photo happens to be squatting? It’s like I caught a shot of the rice paddies.

Wet-n-wild animals:

Poor hermit crab’s wondering, “How’d I end up in the jungle? Where’s the water?”