More travel was on tap for the week of Aug. 12-18: a weekend visit with friends in Virginia Beach. Let’s get to the week’s images. (Remember, if you want to see any image at full size, just click on it!)
![12-AUG-2013: I was sitting around the house when I noticed what an odd thing trophy toppers are. #HoopItUp](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug12.jpg)
12-AUG-2013: I was sitting around the house when I noticed what an odd thing trophy toppers are. #HoopItUp
![13-AUG-2013: The Cool-A-Coo. Victory.](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug13.jpg)
13-AUG-2013: The Cool-A-Coo. Victory.
![14-AUG-2013: As the summer went on, this became a very familiar scene.](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug14.jpg)
14-AUG-2013: As the summer went on, this became a very familiar scene.
![15-AUG-2013: Welcome to Virginia Beach.](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug15.jpg)
15-AUG-2013: Welcome to Virginia Beach.
![16-AUG-2013: A bird looks for treasure in the salty sands of Virginia Beach.](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug16.jpg)
16-AUG-2013: A bird looks for treasure in the salty sands of Virginia Beach.
![17-AUG-2013: "I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we're gonna fuck you up." Norfolk, Virginia, y'all.](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug17.jpg)
17-AUG-2013: “I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we’re gonna fuck you up.” Norfolk, Virginia, y’all.
![18-AUG-2013: Interesting ceiling and lighting at JFK's American Airlines terminal in New York.](https://tomrants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Aug18.jpg)
18-AUG-2013: Interesting ceiling and lighting at JFK’s American Airlines terminal in New York.