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Betsy and I visited the Grand Canyon in 2011, during our first trip to the West. The canyon was indeed grand, and each view seemed more spectacular than the last. I got this picture at Pine Creek Vista.
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I’ve been fortunate to be able to teach English as a second language in China on four different occasions. My first trip was in the summer of 1987 when I took part in an exchange program with other professors from the college at which I taught. During the summer the Chinese university took us and some of our students to the imperial Summer Palace near Beijing. Kunming Lake is the largest lake in the palace grounds. I captured this peaceful scene while walking along the shore.
Betsy and I are finally celebrating her birthday — we’re only three months late!
I had originally planned to take Betsy to a cabin in the Smokies to celebrate her birthday in August, but we had to postpone that because of my surgery. But we were able to reschedule for November, so we will be enjoying the Smokies for the next couple of days.
Since the autumn colors are past their peak, we may have some places to ourselves. We’ll hopefully see some new waterfalls, do some hiking, and do a lot of relaxing! It should be nice!!!
Senior Moments 