October is a great time to visit Norway. Crowds are gone. Dramatic rain clouds, golden leaves and mountains topped with fresh snow are in abundance. Pack for anything from warm to snowy days. That’s just Norway. Click here for more photos.

Maybe I’m not too horrified to see that I haven’t posted anything here yet this year. We’ve been on the road a lot and are planning more outings in our used used RV. These photos are from a trip to Utah earlier this year. We visited several state and national parks. We were...

Welcome to the 18th edition of my “Best Images” books. This one features planes, trains and automobiles, but the northern lights are the star of the book. A PDF of this year’s edition can be found by clicking here. I think it is best downloaded so pages can be viewed in the...

I’m sure glad I didn’t have a deadline for posting photos from the Reno Air Show, which I attended with family on Oct. 5. What a spectacle. I made almost 2,500 images and that’s just for fun. Click the link below for a gallery of some of my favorites. Even after watching a few...

Members of the River of No Return Photo Club traveled to a private car graveyard to make some photos. I could have stayed there for a week and not have given my Nikon a full workout. Photos have been converted to black and white.   Vehicle...

A Heber Valley Railroad excursion included a bonus appearance by a long line of pristine Model A and B automobiles participating in an event sponsored by the Utah Valley Model A Club. I hadn’t traveled on their train since 2003. The experience was just as great, especially since we...

Details are like discovering a new spice in a fine meal. Abstacts force the viewer to look at the world in a surprising and different way. The grand landscape is so addicting, so dazzling that it is difficult to see anything else. Abstracts and details make me slow down and breathe...

I’m a fan of the Spring Baking Championship. Bunny cake doesn’t hold a candle to what those bakers can create. Through the years, bunny cake looks pretty much the same. Not every cake was photographed. I was often rushing to get to work following Easter brunch.  Click here for...

A version of this story originally written for friends was published in the Contra Costa Times in 2009   By Cindi Christie This time of year, people watch their mailboxes or front porches with great anticipation of holiday gifts arriving. For me, December brings a real sense of...