Rome--Colosseum

A lot of my pictures from the trip seem to be a bit over exposed. I don't know if it was me doing something wrong (?) or if my camera is finally on its way out. Anyway, I haven't edited these at all. If I waited to post until I edited, you'd never see the pictures. :)

The Colosseum  in Rome is so big it's hard to describe. Here's the first view we got almost right out of the subway station.

This was covered by a wooden stage (partway rebuilt you'll see below). They used an elaborate pully system from these corridors to bring people/animals/scenery on and off the stage depending on the show going on.

Michael's Ezio moment.

And the postcard shot.

Small hike in the canyon a couple of weeks ago.

Halloween

The local squirrel seems to think my lawn is a good place for his pine cone hoard. I didn't even know squirrels hoarded pine cones. I threw them all up on the dirt the other day, and the next day they were back. Then I threw them up on the dirt again, and the next day they were back. Guess I'll have to throw them away. But then he'll probably just get more.

Lily's birthday

The other week we were outside and found this injured dragonfly. I don't know what it is about dragonflies this year, but they've been everywhere. I'm sure it made some bird a super lunch.

A really great tower defense game, if you like those.

Click.

Dragon fly catching

Don't worry, they let it go.