On Route 17 near Toluca, there is a farm that is as American as you can imagine. I was lucky to capture it on a beautiful starry October night.

Stepping away from the bright farm lights, the sky was crystal clear enough to capture the milky way. Look for this star pattern in the next image.

Looking directly above the red barn, you can make out the Milky Way rising into the dark sky.

me, Bob, Dave, and Avery having dinner after we wrapped up our first Grand Prix in Toronto

Selfie at IBM Hursley just before our Fusion Grand Prix there

In the cab after dinner on the way back to my hotel. Nice view of the London Eye.

Just before our Grand Prix Chicago event

Just before our FSM Grand Prix event in Armonk

I spend my birthday away from home often. Ryan was so kind to remember me while I was away.

QVB is a beautiful four story, high-end mall converted train station

IBMers and partners in Sydney were the highlight of our tour to date. What a great set of people!

Back in London for the IBM Storage user group

After dinner, Big Ben and the sky was perfect

Like home away from home

My new discovery

My attempt at recreating an older composition

Reportedly, the eye has been nonfunctional due to safety reasons. But the light show at night is fantastic.

Checking in from IBM Dubai

High atop the 124th floor, the view of Duabi is phenomenal

Far into the horizon, you can barely make out the Jumierah Beach islands, one of the most amazing man made set of islands on earth. Everything in Dubai is bigger and more amazing than anywhere else.

Simply the tallest building on earth

This was the welcome gift from the Conrad hotel in Bangkok

View of Bangkok from the executive floor of the Conrad

Wat Klang Dao Khanong temple on the river boat tour

A smaller version of a Komodo dragon, the Asian Water Monitor is still quite menacing and plentiful here in Thailand

Buddha

The team from Southeast Asia were the best of anyone from our 26 city tour - at least best of my 10 city portion.

Mural of Bob Dylan is the most Instagrammed image in Minnesota

Downtown Minneapolis on the Mississippi river, Nicolett Island offers a view of the city and its famous stone bridge

You can't go to Minneapolis on a photo vacation without going to Minnehaha falls.

This brings a new meaning to the term

Right outside our hotel on the canal is Lake Superior and this fantastic sunrise

One of the most famous sites on the shoreline is Split Rock Lighthouse

Found a couple compositions worth trying

This was a challenge

Duluth harbor is busy. This lift bridge raises for every ship coming and going.

This is the ship that entered Duluth harbor. Look closely and you can see two drones photographing the ship.

My first time catching the northern lights: this was just outside our hotel looking north-east into Lake Superior.

Jay Cooke park was amazing Friday morning

Driving out of Jay Cooke park, we finally saw some seasonal leaves.

High atop the peak of Enger Park we could look down over Duluth Harbor and Superior, Wisconsin.

Our last night in Duluth, we tried to see some more northern lights. Instead, we caught the galaxy over Superior, Wisconsin.

Turning 180 degrees north, we captured the skies of northern Minnesota.