These photographs are spectacular, more poetic and mystical than other photos I have seen of yours. Vacationing has you tapping into your hidden wonders, and those of your family. Very positive stuff! I hope you can find your way to vacay more often. My favorite is, without question, smallsteps and the swords. But man, the rest of them are fabulous too.
I'm with you - I should definitely be on vacation more ;)
I really enjoy wandering around cities and trying to capture a slightly different angle than what others might. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not - but it is in the attempt, right?