StringGrrl sees the World

Opening gifts on Christmas Day is always a joy, but especially so when you find one of these little babies inside YOUR boxes. While it is better to give than to receive  if you get one of these, you will be able to share much more. The Connect|X2 is the entry level memory card from a complete line of memory cards from Eye-Fi . You might look at the picture to the left and wonder, "what is the big deal about a 4GB SD card?" But look closer.... The card is Wi-Fi enabled. The Eye-Fi 4GB card is essentially an infinite sized card; limited only by the size of you share of the "cloud" or your hard drive. For once you have one of these cards set-up and installed in your camera, you should not have to often pull the card out to dump photos again.  From the moment you have configured the card to connect to your wireless network you will automatically be sending and syncing your pictures from the card direct to the network locations you specify. I set mine up straight...

Of the many events at Zurich Fest were several aeronautical displays, including this one with stunt planes (propeller driven-The jet display was a little too fast for my feeble camera). Apparently, they pulled out all the stops, even making sure to get clearance from France, Germany, Italy and Austria so that they knew the planes may be making fly overs during the show. The juxtaposition of the planes flying amongst the grand old buildings like the GrossMunster Kirch was pretty cool to see, though i feel the video cannot do it justice.

StringGirl visits the Ochre hills in Provence. Area of Luberon in Rousillon, France. The Ochre hills really feature some unbelievable colors, that unfortunately will be done little justice by this poor camera and photographer. Mixed in with the ubiquitous red rock, were bright streaks of yellow, purple, and blues; as the chemistry of the rock includes greater or lesser amounts of specific compounds. We get to take a walk directly into the ochre and a whisked away into a Technicolor canyon.