griffon Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 On a rare occasion where my girlfriend and I both have the day off from work together, we decided to take Amber, our greyhound, for a day at Virginia beach. As you might expect, the beach is pretty boring during the winter months, but it's pretty neat sometimes to take the drive and have the whole place to ourselves. Along the way we stopped at the Busch Gardens overpass to get a couple shots of Griffon. Unfortunately, even with a decent zoom on my camera, I couldn't find anything interesting enough to make a big deal about. Hopefully the lack of snow this year has put the ride ahead of schedule b.c I really can't wait to see this bird start testing. We got to the beach at 9am where it was about 30 degrees with a decent wind blowing. Amber (the dog) doesn't mind the cold as long as she keeps moving, so we walked (and ran) a couple miles in the morning, and then took a break for lunch. In the afternoon we drove down to Sandbridge, which is basically a non-commercialized version of Va Beach only a few miles south. I had never been to Sandbridge, and it reminded me of the N.C. Outer Banks because it was a lot more natural. This was Ambers first time at the beach, so we didn't know how she would react. She really enjoys any opportunity to get out of the house, so I think she had a good time, but there wasn't a lot for her to do except walk and try to chase the birds, which got old pretty quick when she learned they were more interested in avoiding her than playing. Overall it was a nice extended weekend, which I won't have again for a while. Enjoy the pictures.... -Chris Until next time kids.... in flight Clear for takeoff Birds are about the only other things to take pictures of Amber and Erin get washed in Amber watching birds For contemporary art fans The Pier itself was closed, but even if it were open, it would probably still look like this Part of the Fishing Pier sign Patience Seagulls like crackers Any time of year is for surfing I think there was ice on top of the rocks, but I'm not sure The Fishing Pier Here we are It took a few years, but it's great to see a new and improved skyline! Mighty Griffon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogmom Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Thanks for the beautiful pics! Amber is cute, and Griffon looks awesome. I was at VA Beach once- loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Wow, you got some good photos of Sea gulls there! Do you do much bird watching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Any time of year is for surfing Amen. Dude, great pics! By chance, did you get Amber from a greyhound rescue organization? Just curious. And you said you took shots of Griffon? I didn't see anything. Perhaps it blended right into the sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffon Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Wow, you got some good photos of Sea gulls there! Do you do much bird watching? Nah, I really don't care much for bird watching. I'm just getting into photography and I've noticed that a lot of great photographers take bird pictures, so I figured I would give it a shot. 90 percent of them ended up out of focus, but I thought a few were nice. By chance, did you get Amber from a greyhound rescue organization? Just curious. And you said you took shots of Griffon? I didn't see anything. Perhaps it blended right into the sky? Taiko Wink Yes, we got Amber from a rescue organization last summer. She raced in Florida until she was almost 4, and now she's 4 1/2. Maybe if you put some shades on you will find Griffon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Nice pictures, i love virgina beach. Love the pictures of griffon cant wait till its open and i can ride it.. Your dog is soo cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayjay719 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Awesome pics! Amber is so cute. I love the pics of Busch's Skyline! Thanks for keeping me out of the offseason blues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 That's a wonderful beach and with clean golden sand. Amber is lovely, how old is she..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaster07 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 really nice pictures. I like the pictures of griffon. I like virginias beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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