Genealogy: Collecting Dead Relatives

Genealogy: Collecting Dead Relatives, originally uploaded by DRheins.
I took this pic with my iPhone at today’s 40th Anniversary Conference of the Illinois Genealogical Society.
Who says genealogists don’t have a sense of humor?

Free Market Haiku

Falling from the sky
Balloon bursting into flames
Bush economy
 

Up Up and Away

Up Up and Away, originally uploaded by DRheins.
I shot this pic from the highway returning from Santa Fe last week; serindipitously we came across the annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. The skies were literally full of hundreds of these amazing craft. I think Land Rover should use this in one of their ads.

Hot Air Balloons Across Albuquerque

Hot Air Balloons Across Albuquerque, originally uploaded by DRheins.
Look up in the air, it’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a whole lot of balloons!

OBAMANOS!

OBAMANOS!, originally uploaded by DRheins.
Everywhere I went during my visit to New Mexico this weekend, the signs of change were obvious. Obamanos! ‘08 placards graced storefronts, coffeeshops, pueblos and bumpers.
As I toured the streets of Santa Fe and Taos and Los Alamos wearing my Obama 08 hat, the locals all shouted out their approval. By contrast, [...]

Drum Dance Vote For Obama

Drum Dance Vote For Obama, originally uploaded by DRheins.
The locals of the Enchantment State were out in force this weekend. In the Plaza in Taos, New Mexico, a Drum Dance Vote For Obama rally was held. Local musicians, hippies, shopkeepers and tourists alike turned out to bang the drum for change. The call of the [...]