March goes out like a lamb...

Beautiful weather these days and Spring is in the air! A Canadian goose enjoying a float in Centennial Park. (I couldn't find a lamb)

Nice, France - Day 3

Nice's harbour - notice all of the yachts! Love the colors of all of the buildings and the contrast against the green mountainside and the blue ocean! Truly a rainbow of colors, even in the rain! Side note: Elton John has a house at the top of the green hill.

French Riviera at it's best...

Incredible views...Villefranche sur Mer on the Mediterranean Sea.

Le Cote d'Azur - Nice 2009

J'adore le Cote d'Azur! Nice (pronounced neeece) on the French Riviera. Sunset over the Mediterranean with our hotel in a distance. Does it get any better than this?

Paris 2009 - Day 3

A close up look at the intricate stone carvings in the doorways of Notre Dame Cathedral. See the man holding his own head? That is St. Denis - legend says he carried his own head all the way up the nearby hill of Montmartre! The attention to detail is incredible! Notice the animal creatures in the bottom arches.

Paris 2009 - Day 2

Versailles' little known working farm village created for Marie Antoinette so that she could live with the "common folk". I find this man-made "village" to be so quaint and cute, and even better that is it a fully functional farm. This is one of the farm houses built on the property.

Paris 2009 - La Tour Eiffel

Bonjour! Arrival in Paris and an immediate trip to the Eiffel Tower! I love this picture! It is one of my favorites ever! :) Maybe I'm biased b/c "J'aime Paris et La Tour Eiffel"! (I converted the picture to black and white after the fact.)

Amsterdam 2009 - Day 2

Amsterdam day 2 was mostly occupied with a trip to Keukenhof (it means kitchen) gardens. If it were later in the season, more flowers would have been in bloom. In any case, it was beautiful! Of course a trip to Holland wouldn't be complete without wooden shoes!

Amsterdam 2009 - Flashback

A year ago I took a trip with my mom and brother to Europe for 9 days. I thought I would commemorate the year anniversary of the trip with a 9 day photo blog recap. Day 1 - arrive in Amsterdam. There really are windmills and it is a quaint town built on canals. We took a city tour by boat and visited Anne Frank's house!

Snow Flashback...

Weather calls for snow flurries today and it reminded me of the big snowfall we had earlier in the year. These are statue horses on Belle Meade Blvd in Nashville...but in the snow they looked so real, as if they were enjoying mother nature at her finest.

View from the sky..

Morning flight from Nashville to Atlanta, watching the sun peek thru the clouds in the foothills of Tennessee. It was a beautiful morning for a joy ride. Picture taken on my phone, so doesn't even come close to capturing the beauty, but at least it gives a general idea.

A different way to fly....

I had a quick business trip to Atlanta this weekend, and booked on "Pacific Wings" airlines. I should have known that it would be an "experience" when I got a call the night before to check in at Thrifty car rental in baggage claim so I could be "shuttled" to my airplane. Well, here is the plane we took. Surprisingly, the experience to ATL was quite nice, but ride home was a bit of a fiasco. While in the waiting area, I took this snapshot with the camera on my phone, just for fun.

Preds Win!

My first NHL Hockey Game! Nashville Predators facing off with Minnesota Wild. Preds win 5-0. Yay! :)

(it was so hard to capture a good picture at the game - with the overabundance of white from the ice, and the players in constant motion, it was challenging, but a good place to practice!)

Turkey for you..and turkey for me...

Wild Turkeys roaming a local golf course! Yes, they are real! I couldn't believe it myself! I parked on the side of the road and captured a few shots of them before they ran off into the woods! I am also surprised how pretty they are with the different colors and feathers!

Luck 'o the Irish....

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Watchout for lurking leprechauns! I'm off to find that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...