There are trips planned to welcome the year of the monkey...

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Singapore Zoo?

Thaipusam - you have to look closely to see the extreme piercing!

16,800 umbrellas!

Whatzit?? Several of these along Oahu's windward shores.

Kenilworth in September

more Kenilworth

National Zoo in September

more Zoo

The Potomac at low water viewed from Great Falls, Virginia. Note the red kayak in the pool below the rapids.

Later in the week - after the remnants of Hurricane Frances have dumped rain on the upper watershed.