Chapel of the Holy Cross

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Built as a memorial to Lucien and Marguerite Brunswig in 1956 by Marguerite Brunswig Straude.  June Yucca blooming at base of the 90 ft. cross.

Sedona, Arizona

Cypress Gardens

Aerial Scene of Florida's fabulous Cypress Gardens.

Temples of Hawaii

Latter Day Saints Hawaiian Temple, situated on the windward side of the island of Oahu, Laie.  The temple is surrounded by beautifully kept shrubbery, majestic Royal Palms.  The tiered pools fronting the temple add much to the serene beauty of the temple.

Soto Mission - the main tower is designed after Gaya temple in India, Buddha's Path of Life is represented by the eight smaller towers.

The Dunes

The Hotel Dunes

Las Vegas, Nevada

This new high-rise multi-million dollar hotel on the world famous Las Vegas Strip is one of the showplaces of the Western Hemisphere.  The many exclusive shops and facilities make it not only a city within a city - but a city within a hotel.

Military Ships

USS Salem (CL-3)

USS Orion (AC-11)

Bananarama

Banana In Bloom

This interesting picture shows a beautiful bloom, and how the banana grows on the tree.

Banana tree growing in Florida.  Note how bananas grow upwards.

Shell Game

Sea Stars, commonly called Starfish, are found on various sea coasts.  There are many varieties.  This one is the most common.  Since they are so destructive to oysters, enormous quantities of them are destroyed by fishermen.

It was not too long ago that shells were literally the treasure of the sea.  Prehistoric men placed a high value on them and used them in bartering for goods.

Sea Shells ...Treasures of the Sea

Too Cute

 

Sisters

 

Birds Of A Feather

Common Egret - These graceful white wading birds (note black legs and yellow bill) owe their existence to the protection won for them by the National Audubon Society at the turn of the century.

Cardinal      Richmondena cardinalis

With its brilliant color, the cardinal is probably the most popular bird in the U.S.  It is the state bird of 7 states.  It does not migrate and lives in most states east of the edge of the plains.  With its powerful bill it easily cracks corn and other seeds and feeds on insects.  3 or 4 eggs are laid and the male, shown here, helps care for the family.  Cardinals have a pleasing clear whistle.

Help Conserve Our Birds

Pileated Woodpecker     Dryocopul pileatus

Named for its hairy crest, or pileous crest, this woodpecker is well know to people interested in birds, who know that they can find it in cypress swamps or in heavy timber.  As the trees are cleared, the birds go too.  Huge for woodpeckers, they have a wing span of up to 30 inches.  Its call can be heard some distance through the swamp.  They clean infested trees of great quantities of insects, sometimes removing considerable dead wood to reach them.

Wild Critters

Raccoon    Procyon lotor

The raccoon still exists as one of the very common mammals, even close to towns.  It is a night-going creature, howere, and not often seen.  They love to puddle around in creeks where they find crayfish, a favorite food.  The coons locate them by feeling under rocks.

White-Tailed Deer FAWN (Odacoileus virginianus)

After the first birth, the doe, or mother dear, may have twins.  However, the first birth is usually a single fawn.  Triplets are not unusual.  Fawns are spotted and because of this they are hard to see if they lie quietly on the ground.

Bobcat    Lynx rufus

The bobcat spots its prey by eyesight, rushes it, shoots out a clawed paw and knocks it down before the prey knows what's happened.  Its speed at this is remarkable.  It generally works nights.  Seeing its foot prints is as close as most people ever get to the wildcat.  It may have seen and avoided the person, however.  They are still common in some areas where people would least expect them.  Bobcats weigh from 15 to 30 pounds.

Help Conserve Our Wild Life

Pets

By The Fire

I'm Ready, Let's Go

Pyramids At Giza

Giza:  Cheopus Great Pyramid & Sphinx

Deland, Florida

Quality Inn - Deland

I-4 (S.R.44)

Deland, Florida 32720

Conveniently located on SR44 & I-4

Between Daytona Beach & Orlando

 

Purr

Skydome

Skydome

Where the world comes to play!  Toronto's exciting new stadium is the first to have a retractable roof.  This roof will cover 8 acres at a height that would permit a 31-storey apartment building to fit inside.  Opening in June 1989, the Skydome will be home to Toronto's major league baseball team.

Meow

Dania Jai-Lai Fronton

The beautiful new Dania Jai-Lai Fronton.

One of the showplaces of South Florida.

Ching Ling, China

Remains of Ching Ling.

 

Another great stamp.

 

Puppies and Kitties

Sleepy Heads

Germany

5300 Bundeshauptstadt Bonn Bundeshaus

Parliament of the Federal Republic

Siege de la Diete Federale