http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frank and MJ's Grand Tour of the Old (Climbing) World. en-us maryjoy73@yahoo.com 2009-01-07T01:04:09+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001361.html 1361@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Videos 2009-01-07T01:04:09+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/000518.html "Except the vine, there is no plant which bears a fruit of as great importance as the olive."- Pliny We cured our own olives this winter.I am so proud of our olives! Two weeks before we left, we picked two... 518@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ France 2009-01-05T01:03:09+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001360.html "And the trick is to place your feet and to do a quick, smooth move to a layback.You have to do it really fast and precise 'cause if not you open out so that's it's hard to keep on the... 1360@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frankenjura DE 2009-01-03T01:02:09+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/000400.html Beauty is not caused. It is.- Emily Dickinson Miss Dickinson, how eloquent you are.I've never read any of her novels, but I will, now. I've been looking through her quotes, and I can get a sense of who she was... 400@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Duly Quoted 2009-01-01T01:01:09+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001359.html 1359@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frank + MJ 2008-12-25T12:25:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001356.html I do know, and not because my talented husband painted this, that some scenes are as beautiful, just so, painted on paper, as the real, living, breathing, golden-setting-sun, vineyard-in-the-hills, lavender-scented, cigales-chirping-madly-outside-the-window-in-the-evening, olive-laden-orchard, stereotypical French provincial countryside.I do remember that he... 1356@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frank + MJ 2008-12-15T12:15:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001355.html Somewhere over the rainbowSkies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true.Lyrics by E. Y. HarburgThis is a detail of the statue of Louis de Crillon, also known as Crillon le Brave. Taken at... 1355@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frank + MJ 2008-12-12T12:12:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001336.html Light-Paint Piano Player from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.This is really cool. It's a photography technique transferred over to video with great results.Lynn Hill 5.13b onsight Nov 2008 from joe hedge on Vimeo.The video above reminds me of another Lynn... 1336@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Videos 2008-12-09T12:09:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001322.html It's not that I don't have things to say of my own, it's just that I'm still sifting through the 50 gig of pictures we've taken over the past 1 1/2 years, and I can find ABSOLUTELY NOTHING that I... 1322@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Climbers 2008-12-06T12:06:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001339.html I could be really, truly bored. But then again, not. Throughout this clip I kept saying, "Ohmigod!" and Frank kept saying, "Shut up!" My husband. So eloquent. This takes me back some three or four years ago, back when I... 1339@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Videos 2008-12-03T12:03:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001337.html Liv Sansoz returned to climbing last summer and she's been traveling. We saw her in Siurana--she borrowed our topo and asked for directions to Can Piqui Pugui. This video by Mpora TV (home of so-called Sweetspots) finds her in... 1337@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Climbers 2008-11-30T11:30:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001351.html On a rest day, we drove down to Avignon. It was one of those days: cold and clear, a bit breezy, chilly wind gusts. A rest day. The palace beckoned.Historic buildings are infinitely fascinating. They leave me in awe, filled... 1351@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frank + MJ 2008-11-28T11:28:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001330.html Happy birthday, Hailey Paige!La Rambla (9a+) by Chris Sharma par Petzl-crewYou have to see the line in person to see how impressive it really is.When we were there last year, we'd pass by and our eyes would train from the... 1330@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Siurana SP 2008-11-25T11:25:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001329.html EuroClimbing.com reports on Adam Ondra's redpoint of Open Air (9a+) in Schleierwasserfall, Austria (translation). It's amazing to note that this was first redpointed by Alex Huber back in 1996; this means that the climbing level was already at that level... 1329@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Climbers 2008-11-23T11:23:08+01:00 http://photolog.indus3ous.com/archives/001350.html We like light. Lots of it, anywhere. Light when it hits things. Light and shadow. I've taken to calling this the Mother Tree. It's not a particularly big tree, nor is it wide or imposing. It's not even the oldest... 1350@http://photolog.indus3ous.com/ Frank + MJ 2008-11-16T10:43:24+01:00