New York!

Martha on one of the old El trains - it's called a Woody becuase it's made of wood. They can't run these in the subway tunnels.

Old ad.

Me inside an old subway car.

Martha on an old subway car. This was one of the special World's Fair subway cars.

View from the Staten Island ferry.

Exposed fan on an old subway car.

Chillin' cat in the Transit Museum.

Fountain outside Brooklyn's City Hall.

Christmassy City Hall in Brooklyn.

An ad from the 60s on a subway car.

Laura Plantation

in the slave cabin

I liked that the signs were in French first!

Slave cabins

citrus trees - oranges, lemons, satsumas, I don't know what else!

Wine bottles decorate the gardens

Chicken coop

dining room in the main house

view from the back of the main house

cat in the welcome center

Melbourne

Me with Melbourne's Christmas tree.

I liked the trams. They reminded me of the streetcars in New Orleans. Especially the green ones.

Phillip Island

Seals were supposed to be here. We didn't see any.

That is a little penguin in there!

View from the boardwalk.

Me at the koala sanctuary.

Koala sanctuary.

Brisbane

Koala House

The fountain at the Cultural Centre. The Cultural Centre is where all the museums are. I saw a great exhibit on Aborigines.

The Commissariat Store, which was convict-built. Apparently, Brisbane was the prison you got sent to if you were too bad for Sydney. I had a guided tour, and I was the only person on my tour. The guide said I ask very precise questions.

I just liked these old buildings.

Australia Zoo

Sea Otters. We watched them getting fed.

Me, petting a kangaroo.

Michael with Ganesh.

Me petting a koala.

a koala.

Michael petting a kangaroo.

Me with a fiberglass crocodile.

Post-Wedding Brunch

Jayne and me.

My cousin Ryan and his girlfriend, Kate.

Grandmother and my aunt Gigi.

Paula and Leslie.

Suzi and her fiance, Matt.

My cousin Katie, her son Michael, and Kate.

Michael, world's cutest kid.

My sisters, Amanda and Leslie.