October 2015 Month In Pictures

November 1, 2015By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

I’m trying something new out for the blog. I end up with a decent amount of pictures to share on a regular basis but haven’t found a good way to do so. I’m going to start with a “Month in Pictures” post but might do it weekly or some other variant. Here’s what’s been going on this month:

One Heck of a Rainstorm

The Levee Came Really Close To Bursting….

Michelle and I got to sneak out for a date night on our wedding anniversary. We tried out a newish local restaurant. The food was just okay, but the dining room was way cool.

Big Old Radio Playing Tunes

Phonographs And Dinner Specials

Books With Dinner, Anyone?

Our family flew West for a quick trip to Disneyland:

There Was Sleep….

And More Sleep

Cutting Through The Grand Canyon

Mountains And Suburbs On Approach At LAX

This next picture might look like it was taken in the evening, but if you look closely, you’ll see the “Magic Morning” designation. It was a really early start.

Greetings, Halloween Disney Fans!

It’s a Castle, Only Smaller!

Runaway Train With A Beautiful Bride!

Batman Conquers Splash Mountain!

Beautiful Bride Before Morning Coffee

Beautiful Bride After First Cup Of Coffee

Shadows Over Mickey

This Parade Is Awesome!

A Quick Stop To Say Hi To Our Favorite Mouse

Is That Mouse Winking?

Dulles, From Afar

I Did WDW Studios, Guess I Should Stop By Warner Bros As Well

Bubbles In The Lobby Of Hyatt Century Plaza

Some Sushi To Go With Those Bubbles

Instructions From Wife, “Take Good Care of Our Son” Mission Accomplished

A Sad Moment In Aviation

The First (And Only) Win Of The Soccer Season!

Now THAT’S An Old Luggage Tag

An “Amusing” Site On Approach To CLT

Old And New Tails At CLT

DEN In The Distance

Some Good BBQ In DEN? Stay Tuned….

Big Heads At Grand Hyatt NYC For InsideFlyer Launch

Flatiron At Night

Pretty Scary Moment Driving With My Daughter (Not Our Car, Everyone Safe)

The Mountains Of West Virginia. Almost Camping

They Look Like They Love Each Other

Peek-A-Pumpkin

Fishing With Friends In Issaquah

That Elephant Squirted My Car!

Needle……

The Only Rain In SEA Was As I Took Off

Look Closely, What A Great Moon Shot

LAS, The Long Approach

It Started Raining Shortly After I Took This Picture

If It’s On A Billboard In Vegas, It Must Be True

Young Maleficent

The Young Maleficent

Batman Photo Bomb

Candy Nirvana! The End Of A Long Month For Two Tired Parents

And, mixed in amongst the pictures, just 18,000 miles in the air.

Courtesy of Great Circle Mapper

3 Comments

Charles McCool says:

November 1, 2015 at 10:37 am

Love all the photos, esp. the before/after coffee shots.

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1. Ed Pizzarello says:
  
  November 1, 2015 at 10:38 am
  
  She’s much more pleasant than Jack Skellington after her first cup!
  
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