Hyland Park

Up before dawn to photograph wildlife in the park near our home in Bloomington MN


Canada Geese with their young ones



Mallards


Deer


Hooded Merganser and Wood Duck


American Goldfinch


And at nearby Bush Lake Beach, Red-winged Blackbirds


And not sure what this is - some sort of Sandpiper?


with baby learning to walk...

Gettysburg - Civil War battle site

Washington DC

In DC for Labor Day weekend

 National Archives

Washington Monument

Korea War Veterans Memorial

Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

White House

Lincoln Memorial

Jefferson Memorial and Reagan Airport

Ford's Theatre

High Junk Peak

Got to the top of this pointed peak today but in the clouds unfortunately. (This photo taken later from Po Toi O)

Started not far outside Hang Hau at the right hand (North) end of this map

The High Junk Peak Country Trail to Tai Miu is well-marked and easy to follow

Like all good HK walks, some steps to get going, then the trail gets rougher

This is roughly the half-way point, and I turned off by the Afforestation Scheme sign for a 30-minute detour to and from the top of High Junk Peak

At the top. No view, but the drop looks scary

A bit lower down and coming out of the clouds, finally got a glimpse of Clear Water Bay

A HK contrast: CWB on the right (East) and Tseung Kwan O landfill on the left

The path descends towards the road after this but then climbs back up to the right and CWB Golf & Country Club comes into view

End of the trail at the entrance to the golf club - stocking up on Häagen-Dazs  
 

Nearby are a rock inscription from 1274 and a Tin Hau temple

Lunch in Po Toi O

Dubai day 2

Work today - in this tower

View towards downtown - pity about the dirty windows

View out of town