Blue Visits Santa Cruz, CA!

Blue spotted in Santa Cruz, California yesterday!

In front of the The Giant Dipper roller coaster!

Blue Spotted Enjoying BBQ!

Looks like Blue enjoys BBQ too!

In front of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse, New York.

Trying to decide what to order...decisions, decisions...

Blue Spotted at the Library

Looks like Blue is getting ready for our library visit next week!

Blue spotted at the library in Independence, Ohio!

Blue Spotted in Olmsted Township, Ohio!

Looks like Blue is spending her Thanksgiving vacation reading lots of fabulous books!

Blue with first-grader Madison Capek in Olmsted Township, Ohio.

Blue Spotted in Baltimore, MD!

This weekend, I took a trip to Baltimore, Maryland, and look who I spotted down in the Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore:

In front of the USS Constellation in Baltimore's Inner Harbor area.

Posing in front of F. Scott Fitzgerald's house in Bolton Hill!

This one I just had to throw in even though I didn't see Blue here (other than in a book of course!)

This is by far the coolest Barnes & Noble I have ever been to!  Well done Baltimore!

Blue Visits Bean Town!

Last week I ventured to Massachusetts to spend Halloween in Salem.  Of course I didn't realize Sandy would be making her way to East Coast when I bought my tickets, but thankfully we were very lucky in South Boston with minor damage to the area.  Here is a few pics from our adventures in Mass:

Roaming the neighborhoods in Beacon Hill.

Stopping for a snack at Quincy Market.

Crossing over the Charles River into Cambridge.

In Rockport, MA.

Making friends with a Seagull in Rockport, MA.

Visiting the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, MA.

Blue Spotted in Sydney, Australia!!!

Check out where Jenelle Chagnon spotted Blue!!!

Sydney, Australia!

In front of the Sydney Opera House!

Captain of the boat!

Blue is becoming quite the world traveler!

Blue's Whirlwind West Coast Tour!

These past two weeks Blue and I spent bouncing around the West Coast.  First we stopped in L.A., then the Bay Area, and finally up to Portland, Oregon.  Check out all the places Blue was spotted!

At the Getty Museum in L.A.

Overlooking the hills from the Getty Center in L.A.

The Getty Museum!

Downtown L.A.

Getting some sun in Santa Monica, CA

Blue visiting her two friends, Fleurette and Lily at The Grove in L.A.

Checking out The Grove in L.A.

Making some seagull friends in Half Moon Bay, CA

Going over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA

Visiting the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon!

Blue loves Ellsworth Kelly...she wanted a picture with one of Kelly's Blue prints :)

Sighting seeing in Portland!  Check out the 405 bridge in the background.

Blue & Egg Spotted at Niagara Falls!

Check out where Liam and Maura Gillis

spotted Blue and Egg this weekend:

Going over the falls in barrels!!

At least Blue remembered to bring an umbrella :)

Blue, Egg, Liam, and Maura

Niagara Falls, New York

Blue Spotted in the Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio!

Look where I ran into Blue this weekend...

The Arcade in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio!

Blue & Egg Visit the California Railroad Museum

Check out where my mom spotted Blue & Egg this weekend...

California State Railroad Museum,

Old Sacramento, California

Blue Spotted in Colorado!

Check out where Mary Kole spotted Blue...cupcake in hand

(or should I say wing?), 

wearing Lady Liberty's hat with pride!

Mount Crested Butte, Colorado!

Blue Spotted Making Friends at Mount Shasta

 Check out where my mom spotted Blue this week...

Mount Shasta in Northern California!

Having breakfast and the awesome

Black Bear Diner

(FYI, they have excellent pancakes!)

Blue even made friends with a Blue Jay!

Here they are sharing seeds together.

I imagine they were discussing their

mutual "blueness."

It was quite the lunch date!

Blue loves making new friends.

Blue and her new friend say goodbye.

I'm sure they will cross paths again sometime soon :)

Blue Spotted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

This weekend I spotted Blue in Pittsburgh!

She hung out with us for part of our car ride through the city.

On the freeway on our way to
Cranberry, PA.

Frank and Blue!

Going over one of the many bridges in Pittsburgh.

Passing by PNC Park where the Pittsburgh Pirates play!

Blue went on her way after stopping
by the baseball park, 

I wonder where she will be spotted next...

Blue Spotted on the American River in California!

Looks like Blue has been practicing her kayaking skills.  Look where my dad spotted her when he was out kayaking on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, California:

Blue is quite the thrill seeker!