If you want to get away for a day, maybe an overnight, attend a concert at the White River Amphitheater. Nestled about 20 minutes, or so, East of Tacoma, Washington. A beautiful outdoor theater! It’s well covered and the breeze becomes cool when the sun goes down.

Friend schoolhouse, in Friend, Oregon, was built in the early 1900s and shut down in the mid-1930s after the railroad stopped passing through.

A Common House Finch, taken with the Nikon P1000.

Water and rocks at play, in Yachats, Oregon. One of many places to recenter yourself along the Oregon Coast.

Inside a huge bar in Fredericksburg. German heritage and pride run deep in this town and it shows in many places throughout.

One of the more popular German towns in Texas is Fredericksburg. Lovely, old and very German architectures remain on the main street through downtown.

Upper Diablo Lake in the Northern Cascades, Washington

From an antique shop in St. Helens, Oregon. 2Cs Vendor Mall is a fantastic find while exploring this great little town! The photo for this blog, two antique cameras, were purchased at this great antique store!

Rye Castle, located in Rye, England, constructed sometime in the 14th century.

One of many, thatched-roof cottages that line the countryside in The Cotswolds.

One of the roads leading into the Lake District, as photographed from the Coffin Trail.

Part of the Bay and town of Oban. A lovely little port city that has great food, beautiful scenes and home to the Oban Scotch Whiskey Distillery.

Glen Finnan Monument in the Lochaber area of the Highlands.

The Black Cuillin Mountains located in Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

A scene from Eilean Donan castle in the Western Highlands of Scotland

Right off the side of the road in Maupin, Oregon, a former, and now abandoned, farmstead stands, waiting to be photographed.

Partial shot of the iconic Colosseum in Rome, Italy

From the bell tower of Duomodi Firenze, or, Florence Cathedral

Just one of zillions of beautiful sunsets you can expect to see from Cinque Terre, Italy. This view is from the town of Manarola.

Statues abound in Italy and Rome has its fair share. This one, in front of the Altara della Patria, is of Vittorio Emanuelle II, the first Italian King.