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Welcome to Breakfast in America

I’m a Brit who unexpectedly emigrated to the USA in 2008, and this is my photo journal.

It’s an eclectic mix of things; there’s no guiding theme or topic. It is whatever catches my attention, what I’ve been thinking, doing, or piques my interest. Currently that’s mainly backpacking and clearing some of the backlog on my ‘honey-do’ list.

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Memories

A dozen pictures, picked at random from my favorite memories. You can see my portfolio here.

South Campbell Avenue and West Walnut Street

September 4, 2009

South Campbell Avenue and West Walnut Street. Seen on the Springfield First Friday Art Walk.

Lifting mist at Piney Creek – Complete with a heron

July 5, 2021

Lifting mist at Piney Creek – Complete with a heron.

KFC at the Pompey Centre, Portsmouth

April 12, 2008

KFC at the Pompey Centre, Portsmouth

Sunset at Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake, Missouri

November 5, 2011

Sunset at Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake, Missouri – Note the cool Crepuscular Rays.

On The Devil’s Den East (Upper Pilot) Trail

November 16, 2021

On The Devil’s Den East/Glades (Upper Pilot) Trail – The fall light is wonderful. However, I need a blaze orange cap or a blaze orange hatband, because the low angle of the light makes it impossible to see where I’m going at times. Plus, a bonus stereo image version! 2

Blue Bowl

May 22, 2019

Blue Bowl – This is as near to straight out of camera as I can get without re-processing the image in the camera.

Rumpled

August 19, 2023

Rumpled — I loved the play of light, how the duvet mimics the shapes of two people lying back-to-back, and the stories implicit in the folds and wrinkles of the duvet and sheet.

Meanwhile, here are some kitties

October 16, 2018

Meanwhile, here are some kitties – Life got busy, and things like processing and posting pictures have had to take a back seat. So, in the meantime here are some cuuute kitties. 3

Dogwoods on the ‘Farm Track Trail’

April 13, 2021

Dogwoods on the ‘Farm Track Trail’ – Spring is sprung in the Ozarks.

Eleven Point River view from my campsite — looking north

January 31, 2024

Eleven Point River view from my campsite — looking north — I camped about half a mile from here back in March 2023. I thought this location might offer better views. It did.

Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’

October 29, 2021

The soft light on a dull rainy day on these flowers Ginger picked and placed on the kitchen table caught my eye, and prompted a discovery. 2

Camp life

July 4, 2020

Camp life – Relaxing in Piney Creek Wilderness – I put my wet shirt and a pair of shorts on for this picture. They came off as soon as I’d taken it. Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two. 5

Recent Posts

January 11, 2026

Ginger’s Flowers

Ginger’s Flowers. Copyright © 2026 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

Ginger loves to sit here in the sun in the winter. I liked the light on flowers and thought I’d try to capture it. Unfortunately, the battery was dead on my camera, so, I used my cell phone instead. The odd colored highlights are caused by the crystals we hang in the Sparkle Zone’s windows.

Ginger’s Flowers. Copyright © 2026 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
October 7, 2025

Cascade Campground

Cascade Campground. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

The final leg of my hike back to my campsite. As it was still early, I then drove to St. Elmo, a Ghost town ten or so miles away. The unpaved roads were in the process of being regraded, and they’d been dumping and wetting topsoil on the road, making it sticky, slippery, and muddy.
October 7, 2025

Approaching Cascade Campground

Approaching Cascade Campground. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

Approaching Cascade Campground. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
October 7, 2025

Trail Sign, the western end of Narrow Gauge Trail #1432

Trail sign, the western end of Narrow Gauge Trail #1432. Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

With my short road hike and excursion up a brief bit of Section 14 of the Colorado Trail, I managed six and a half miles for my second hike.
October 7, 2025

Chalk Creek Cascade

Chalk Creek Cascade. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

This is just the start. The cascade runs for a tad under half a mile and drops over 250 ft. The Cascade campground is just around the corner on the left.
October 7, 2025

Mt. Princeton from the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail

Mt. Princeton — from the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
October 7, 2025

Looking west up Chalk Creek Canyon. Mt. Princeton on the right

Looking west up Chalk Creek Canyon. Mt. Princeton on the right. View from the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
October 7, 2025

View from the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail — Looking northwest

View from the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail — Looking northwest. Day 7 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.