Photography/Video

I'm sure you've been wishing I would post some tank stuff again, and quit with the Swiss stuff, but the beauty of this being my blog is that I can talk about whatever I like as much as I like. hehehe

Still, for today here's more eye candy from my reef.

These are all new frags that I put in my Frag Tank. The first is a Blasto with some Cyphastrea near the lower right base.


Candy cane
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Today's set of pictures is only from the most famous landmark in Basel. It is the Münster, seen in almost any postcard that is sold. It dates back to 1180 A.D. and is visited by tourists year-round. Here's a write up I found:

http://www.suite101.com/content/mins...zerland-a38058

From what I read, there was a bad earthquake in the 1300s that brought down five spires. Imagine that mess. I've known the Münster my whole life, and may have climbed one of the ...

As a child, I spent a few years in Basel, Switzerland. I went to school there for about three years, and during that time grew a major affection for this town. It always feels like home, even though I wasn't there as long as one might expect. During those years, I learned Swiss German and proper German (Hoch Duetsche). Public transportation negated the need for anything; I was able to take a tram anywhere I needed, and beyond that I'd strike out on foot. I explored in every direction possible, ...

I was out of town for the past week, enjoying some time with my family in Switzerland. We had nearly perfect weather for which I was delighted as I wandered about, Nikon in hand. For this blog entry, I'm going to share all the floral pictures I took. I don't know how many of these flowers exist in the states, but I don't see them here in Texas... so hopefully you'll enjoy them as well. I don't have names for most, but if you happen to know a few I'd be happy to update this entry with any submitted. ...

For today's blog entry, I thought I'd share some SPS pictures. They're growing in nicely.

A. austera





Birdsnest, aka Ponape



Love the blue hue (you can see it in the second image) of the main branches in this coral, which has green polyps
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