After checking into our hotel, mixing drinks and playing a rousing game of tug with Molly, we headed down to the strip.
I'll say it upfront...I love Las Vegas. I think everyone should go there at least once in their lives for a couple of nights. The lights, the sounds, the action, the people. 
Every building is bigger than life and each has a specific theme. You don't have to spend a lot of money to enjoy Vegas. And you don't need to gamble. You do, however, need to have comfortable walking shoes! These places are huge. We spent four hours on the strip and made it through 5 casinos. Other than stopping for dinner, we were walking the whole time. Good walking shoes are a must. First stop, Ceasar's Palace. 
It's massive. Bette Midler played here for 2 years. We didn't get down to Vegas during that time, though I hear she was tremendous. 
Vegas is all about the eye candy. It's the flashing lights and the noise of the slots.
And this painted relief was pretty interesting, too. Odd, but interesting. 
And you can't walk past TI without seeing the pirate ships. We didn't stay for the show; we've seen it before. 
I love this town!
The tulips are in bloom and the colors are spectacular! 
Randy took his folks, sister and niece to the Woodburn Tulip Festival last Friday and shot these photos.
He's a great photographer with a wonderful eye for composition and style.
Even though sometimes his "subjects" might not be really happy about posing:
I love macro photography and flowers make such wonderful macro subjects.
Spring is great time to get the camera out and start practicing up for summer outings. 
