Yosemite National Park, California, USA

A rare sight!

This park was gazette as a national park in 1890. It is famous for its rugged terrain, waterfall and century-old pine trees. It covers 1200 sq km and the "fire" waterfall of El Capitan is one of the most spectacular of all scenery.

The spectacular view of the waterfall is created by the reflection of sunlight hitting the falling water at a specific angle. This rare sight can only be seen at a 2-week period towards the end of February. To photograph this rare event, photographers would often have to wait and endure years of patience in order to capture them. The reason is because its appearance depend on a few natural phenomenon's occurring at the same time and luck. It compounds the difficulty of getting these pictures.

Someone did!!! And we all get to see it!!!

Havasi in Mariazell - 05. dez. 2009.

My latest discovery is the young Hungarian composer and pianist.

Too hot to run around the block?

Looks like a perfect solution!

A Strange Old Lady Moved In...

My older son drove up from California to visit me for few days and to celebrate my 76th birthday on August 12. He presented me with a beautiful bouquet of summer flowers and I took some pictures for my memory album.

We had a wonderful time regardless of the 96 degree heat outside; he took me out for dinner and watched old movies on videos.

I have received many well wishes through e-mails and phone calls from family and friends, and my day was filled with laughter and happiness. But I got a kick out of a poem that one of my friend has sent me, especially when I'm looking at the above picture. So, here is a portion of the poem:

A very weird thing has happened.

A strange old lady has moved into my house..

I have no idea who she is,

where she came from,

or how she got in.

I certainly did not invite her.

All I know is that one day she wasn't there

and the next day she was.

She is very clever.

She manages to keep out of sight

for the most part,

but whenever I pass a mirror,

I catch a glimpse of her.

And whenever I look in the mirror directly,

to check my appearance,

there she is, hogging the whole thing

and completely obliterating my gorgeous face and body.

This is very rude.

I have tried screaming at her to stop it,

but she just screams back, grimacing horribly.

She is really quite frightening!

Who On Earth Can It Be?

Hungarian Strawberry Cake

I know it is still too hot to fire up the oven (we are having a heat wave in the last week or so), but few weeks ago I took advantage of the fresh strawberries and much cooler weather. And here is the yummy result: a Hungarian Strawberry/Chocolate Cake, made from Oregon Strawberries.

Oregon strawberries are one of the oldest and best loved agricultural crops. It would not be summer in Oregon without a bowl of red ripe berries, or a luscious dessert of strawberry shortcake (a strawberry/chocolate cake in my case).

Oregon strawberries are known world wide for their exceptional taste, deep red color, and intensive sweetness. There are many reasons why these strawberries are so sweet, red and juicy, but one of the most important ones is our climate. Oregon has a long mild spring and early summer. We have lots of rain and often have cool nights and warm sunny days. The berries stay on the vine and ripen slowly, allowing the sugars to increase before harvest. If you take a drive in the country during berry season, you will see acres of strawberry plants which add to the beauty of the Oregon landscape.

Lopez Tonight - Betty White is a Whore

I am just simply amazed by her - my favored "Golden Girl" at the age of 88!

For Memorial Day

Oregon in May - Pictures from my garden