So here it is! The first of the Nebraska posts.
Donna and I went to Nebraska to the Lindgren 2009 family reunion. I am a big fan of traveling and when I can take pictures it's even better. My only thoughts about Nebraska before this trip were created when I drove through the western portion as a junior high school student. Flat and boring were what came to mind. I had forgotten that anything that had sitting involved in Jr. High was considered boring. After visiting I now know that Nebraska is a very nice place to visit in the summer.
We arrived at the Airport in Omaha and I found this great landmark right away. As we were taking this picture I knew it would be the photo that kicked off this blog post.
We stopped in downtown Omaha and had lunch at a place right on the Missouri River. The red umbrellas covering the picnic tables got my attention.
We made the drive to Laurel NE and made it just in time to meet with family at one of the local churches. I was drawn to some of the lighting fixtures.
Andrea was not camera shy at all. I think I ended up with about 4 gigs of photos of her alone. She was always up to something cute.
Here is a row of mailboxes outside our condo.
We kicked off the family reunion right. They had about an hours worth of amazingly dangerouse fireworks. At dusk the kids started off with sparklers which I found photogenic.
No one was hurt (very much).
More sparkler action.
Paul had a Mickey Mouse Lightsaber. I found this intersting because the 2 large companies I have worked for are The Walt Disney Co. and LucasFilm Ltd.
Paul used an old PDA to snap photos of the cool instruments.
This museum was packed with all kinds of instruments.
Organ!
I am often trying to take pictures that I think would make a good desktop image. Here is one that I had in mind.
The musuem had more
harmonicas than I knew existed.
Of course I had to take an artsy shot of Donna.
This was a cool statuette in the lobby.
Here is a shot of an old barn on the farm that we visited every day.
Here is a shot of the mailbox that is associated with the farm.
The farm house is very old and there is plenty of room to keep things around. The National Geographic collection went back to the early 1900s.
That's it for now. I still have quite a few more Nebraska photos so I will get more up shortly.
Jon and Donna
Both Sharon and Donna close their eyes when photos are taken. It's in their genes. Luckily my 11 years in the Tech Industry has allowed me to meet some of the best digital artists around and one of them was able to quickly make some adjustments to this so that their eyes appear open. Keep in mind this is an altered photo when looking at it. It's amazing what we can do with computers these days.
Here is a shot of Donna and Sharon on the Golden Gate Bridge in the wind. I used my Lensbaby.
Another Lensbaby shot. 
And another shot with the Lensbaby.
I was Lensbaby crazy.
Crissy Field in a dream.
China Town was ready for the Chinese New Year
Donna and Sharon took some time to do some shopping in China Town
Just before Sharon's flight we took her to the Irish Bank and she had a nice Ice Tea in a San Jose Sharks Glass. 
