Mr. raven's vacation 2009

[ravenf6]

Hello, this is ravenf6, regular member and fan artist of this humble forum. Since this past week, I have taken some time off from the drudgeries of work and school to unwind. I am currently spending time with family outside Carson City Nevada. My little niece Natalie has just turned 4 today and that got me thinking to start a thread of this tale.

I will be uploading photos of my trip thus far and share a few of the events that have occurred since last week. The tools used for this trip are my camera phone, and a new favorite item of mine: a Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS.

The vacation actually started last Monday: since my folks and I would be leaving the next morning, we decided to go out to eat for dinner. The occasion being my brother-in-laws birthday, combined with an early Father's day bit. We ate at a mexican resteruant and it was Mariachi night
First here's a shot of my family, plus a few friends...

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The dinner was wonderful, especially when accompied by the wonderful ballads and folk songs, courtesy of the band who played that night,

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pity I didn't get more info on them. These guys really knew how to get the party going. I took the above photos with my phone, so it's pretty tacky...


I've got to go for a bit, but in future installments, I'll cover a few sights along the trip, and a bit of scenery from Nevada. Until next time, see ya from Carson...

(to be continued...)

[ravenf6]

...in future installments, I'll cover a few sights along the trip, and a bit of scenery from Nevada. Until next time, see ya from Carson...

(to be continued...)

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UPDATE:
I've come back a few days ago, and I have quite a few photos and tales for you all.

Okay, first order of business. Not much happened during the flight, except for a stop in Salt Lake City, Utah. While waiting for the next plane, I saw this double rainbow near the mountains and thought it was a good idea to take a shot of it- I like to take unusual shots, plus a 4 gig SD card means lots of ammo.

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We spent most of the trip with my sister and brother-in-law. This weekend they were going to throw a birthday party for Natalie, one of my nieces.

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Not too camera shy, wasn't she? Anyhow, the next few days were spent relaxing and planning out the party. I ended up spending a little time gather the food and things that we'd serve. Finding a gift was easy enough- it really helps when the shopping district is a 5-minute drive away.

It's getting late, so I'll stop here for tonight, tomorrow (or if someone else posts here), I'll cover the party itself- details and photos, plus spending Father's Day in Reno.

Adieu for now...

[duo]

I just looked at your picture, without reading first, and I thought it was hawaii. You can see those rainbows in the middle of the ocean sometimes. They come straight down from the clouds into the water, like a waterfall.