Monthly Archives: July 2012

I can see for miles and miles…

(or); 500 miles of nothin’… The thing… (there is that confounded thing again)… about driving from San Diego to the Bay Area is that almost the entire drive centers around two unavoidable obstacles. These two geographical annoyances are the California Central … Continue reading

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I wanna go back, to my city by the bay…

If you have found yourself enjoying these pictures of the Bay Area, do not be distraught. I go back there at least two times a year, and sometimes as many as eight or nine. So there will be plenty more … Continue reading

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I met some animals…

Whenever I am out wandering, I like to meet babies, little kids, and animals. It just makes my day better. Here are a few animals I met on my last trip to the Bay Area. I met this cute dog … Continue reading

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I got to be me…

The truth is, even I am getting a little sick of the direction my blog has been heading recently. Don’t get me wrong. I have enjoyed using my new Father’s Day camera to take pictures to share with you. I … Continue reading

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The sleeping lady…

There is a mountain, just North of San Francisco, across the Golden Gate bridge, called Mount Tamalpais. The rumor has always floated around the Bay Area that the Native Americans who lived there before we so rudely came barging in, … Continue reading

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Foghat, Live…

Yes, I do feel guilty about the title of this post. It is a blatant attempt to suck in new followers who are also fans of the band Foghat. But the Bay Area does wear a foghat quite often, so … Continue reading

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Foggy notion revisited…

When I was at my mom’s house, running around trying to take interesting pictures with my new camera, I knew that I wouldn’t actually be able to post the pictures until I got home. So I tried, in a post … Continue reading

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But why the cemetery, you might well ask?

Because it has awesome views, that is why… I didn’t even have time to go to the best picture spots, because it was closing, but there is a little Japanese pagoda by a stream, and there is a waterfall, and … Continue reading

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Friends just make life better…

I am now going to spend just a few days finishing up the pictures I took with my new Father’s Day camera in the San Francisco Bay Area. Then I promise we will move on to bigger and better and … Continue reading

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Life and death in the mountains…

Just to finish up with this camping trip thing, I bring you a few pictures that sum up nature’s struggle to adapt and survive on our changing planet. Southern California suffers from major wildfires. This is not a new phenomenon, … Continue reading

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