Paris, France

The fourth jaunt winds down.

Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Surf, sand and space shuttle. Having been down three times, I can consider myself exceptionally fortunate; but at least once in your life, treat yourself to a sunset jog down Cocoa Beach before witnessing a space shuttle launch.

No painting, no novel, no symphony, no great piece of cinema or architecture compares to the beauty of the Space Shuttle towering & illuminated. And there is nothing mankind can witness that is as beautiful or as powerful as the launch of human beings into space.

Washington, D.C.

Sean and Kate are getting married. Raise a toast to young love.

Arlington, Virginia

6:00 a.m. 22 miles. Ooh-rah.

Yo! Capitol Hill Running Club, let’s hear it for us! We cleaned up this year. And with the marathon only a few weeks away, I think we can reach a bipartisan agreement on our collective awesomeness.

For you kids on the facebook, I’ll put a copy on there too.

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Thea; Mount Erskine.

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Breakfast first; photoshoot second. Priorities, people!

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Paweena on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island. Those are Washington State’s Olympic Mountains in the background.

Washington, D.C.

Rustic bread from scratch. 3 cups water + 1 1/2 tbsp yeast + 1 1/2 tbsp salt + 1/2 cup whole wheat flower + 1/2 cup rye flower + 5 1/2 cups unbleached white flower = flavor country.