Zhouzhuang

Doing the dishes:

Catching today's special:

Detail from copper engravings at Shen's House:

Shanghai

Bridge of Nine Turnings near Yu Yuan (Yu Garden) and Shanghai Lao Jie (Shanghai Old Street) in Nanshi District, with the Shanghai World Financial Center in the background:

For Happy Feet:

Not wasting anything:

Yu Yuan (Yu Garden):

BBQ to go on the Bund:

Blue Angels return to San Francisco for Fleet Week

Nothing like jets screaming overhead for little distraction from the markets. Here are a few shots from Friday's practice flight:

Maltese Falcon super-yacht on San Francisco Bay

One of the largest sailing vessels in the world, heading out on a fairly calm day:

Note the people on the other boats for scale:
The Maltese Falcon is owned by Tom Perkins of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers fame. Details on the yacht at Maltese Falcon yacht (Wikipedia) According to the San Francisco Chronicle: "Perkins apparently offered the Maltese Falcon for sale earlier this year for $169 million or so, but he since took it off the market." Maybe he's just waiting for the "credit crisis" to clear up ...

Chihuly at the De Young Museum

A few photos from the Chihuly exhibit at the De Young museum:

National Aquarium in Baltimore

A few shots from the National Aquarium. More to follow.
Dolphin performing during the Dolphin Show:

Ornate Horned Toad:

Giant Leaf Frog:

Emerald Tree Boa:

Another cup of 5 Cent Coffee

A few more shots from the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair:

5 Cent Coffee

5 Cent Coffee performing at the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair on June 8, 2008:  

Nighttime in Prague

View southeast from Mánesův Most towards Charles Bridge.

Elevation 33000', Somewhere Northeast of Boise

Some views of the Sawtooth Mountains

Naptime on Mission Creek

A seagul getting settled in at sunset on one of the pilings in Mission
Creek (San Francisco) near the 4th Street Bridge.

Dinnertime!

A Black-Crowned Night Heron patiently waiting for something tasty for dinner, along the shore of Mission Creek (at Huffaker Park, San Francisco):

King of All I Survey

A male Anna's Hummingbird keeping a sharp lookout from his lofty perch in Mission Creek Park:

Another Hummingbird photo

I think this is a female Anna's Hummingbird, but I'm not certain:

Taipei

A few assorted photos from Taipei last week:
Taipei 101, 89th floor. The world's tallest (operational) building, at least in most categories:

Taipei 101 "Damper Baby":

Honor Guard at Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall:

Exterior view of Taipei 101:

A fire escape I hope I never need to use:

Dumpling production at Din Tai Fun:

Friendly parking guardians:

Hell Valley/Beitou Hot Springs:

The jungle reclaiming it's territory:

Sad, lonely little playground: