The sun was shining through the leaves as it was raining. It was beautiful. Of course by the time I got the camera, everything changed.

I have no idea who this couple is, but don't they look happy? And doesn't the woman on the left look old-fashioned? LOL This negative melted in storage. I did a lot of work on the image, but the bride's face (among other areas) still has issues .....

Should it be necessary to abandon a cruise ship, the passengers and crew would have one of these to get away from the situation. This vessel is one of Royal Caribbean's humongous monstrosities and the life boat is built to contain 370 passengers. Everyone would be sitting with their arms in front as there would not be any room to put your arms at your side. You are allowed less than 24" per person.

The chihuly sculpture is the blue glass cubes in the lower fountain. The upper fountain is a permanent fixture. A lot of his sculptures are placed in water. Chihuly has linked the origins of glass to a water environment through the myth of shipwrecked Mediterranean sailors accidentally creating glass from a beach bonfire some four thousand years ago.62 He also perceives water as a major source of his own creativity, noting, “One of the great attractions of being in the Northwest is the rain. I find the rain very creative. Water is the one thing that I can assure you is a major influence on my work and my life and everything I do...If I don’t feel good or I don’t feel creative, if I can get near the water something will start to happen.”63