StringGrrl sees the World

 Over the years I have owned and broken many digital cameras.  Mostly point and shoot simple versions burt a shame none the less. Broken displays (2)-dropped at Disney and broken in back pocket Burnt out power sources (1)- placing batteries backward in the camera  Obsolete media (1)-floppy disk camera Jammed lens motor (1) I always feel bad having broken the tech and have horded the damaged goods in some cases for years. Alas at some point I do need to toss the stuff out; or do I? I stumbled upon an Instructable to convert crappy old digital camera into an IR or Near-IR camera.  Digital photo as captured to SD card- no digital manipulation or changes Finally a way to make use of the Hoard or broken and obsolete digital cameras... the patient was my Canon PowerShot A 400 with a cracked display I figured that not having a display would also be a throwback to the predigital days when we took our pictures without the ability to preview the result...

  Sujuk  sandwiches have always been a favorite of mine when at Lebenese resaurants. While others swarm the Shawarma I would favor the Spicy Sujuk Sausage. Pita, garlic sauce, pickles, onion, cabbage, pommes frites, and Sujuk  They have a simple menu with Shawarma, Falafel, Sujuk, Kebab. All in a a flat bread, all for 8 Francs. finding any food item under 10 CHF in Zurich is pretty hard to do, so this sandwich is a steal. StringGirl, the Sujuk Sandwich, and Craft beer dinner.

A beautiful afternoon at the Lakeshore, let's walk up that hill over there! Visible as two spires rising above Zurich, Uetliberg is a pleasant natural area with a restaurant, hotel, and observation tower that draws many Swiss and international visitors alike on sunny weekend days. A towering 871 meters above sea level the Uto Kulm does offer great views of Zurich as well as the surrounding Alps. traditional shooting club, Sportschuttzen Zurich-Aussersihl A forest Guardian maybe? The sun already is ducking behind the Uto Kulm to cast a shadow over the Zurichsee A restaurant on the right, farm to the left, Sunset in the center Zurichsee to the left Several peaks of the Alps are visible Jungfrau and the Eiger are in there someplace StringGirl  Hops Joe Climbed as high as we could There goes the sun Selfie from the Top of Zurich observation tower without a proper camera getting the sunset was not really that successfu...

Off to a strong start of the race The full album

I just go notified that the  StringGirl and WimpyKid Trackable  just got logged into a Cache in Las Vegas.  VEGAS BABY! This after being brought to several Caching Meet and Greets throughout Michigan. Previously spotted in Michigan The last time along Lake St. Clair and the homefront

Quick album compilation of the family in Japan. Apologies in advance to the family if I did not edit out funny faces or poor photo timing.

  Munster St. Lambert's Church Nice gothic details, like the cages that the Anabaptists were confined to upon their "redemption" Among the sites in Munster one can visit the church where heretical leaders of  The Munster Rebellion  were confined after the rebellion was put down. After all the idealogy that all men are created equal needs to be quelled whenever it comes up, and the church is just the group to do it. Child labor still used in Munster to construct the church using this giant Hampster wheel The market still assembles outside the church along Pricipalmarkt Burkhard and Ute were our gracious guides