Monthly Archives: June 2017

Patchy the dog, and my two little cousins…

Okay, time to say goodbye to Patchy the dog, and get back to my two little cousins. Well there they are, Clark and Campbell, with their mom and dad. We missed seeing them at Christmas, because one of the little … Continue reading

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Two cute kids… and a cute dog…

So I pulled into Santa Cruz… on my way from the Bay Area back to San Diego… and found my two little cousins at the park. That is Campbell. And there is Clark. Unfortunately, I got there right before nap … Continue reading

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The California coast, from San Francisco to Santa Cruz… part 2… and, technically, the final chapter of the shortest series I ever did… but this one ends with cute kids… so… yeah…

I know, that could be New England, but it isn’t. It is Northern California, between the Bay Area and Santa Cruz. It was only a three-hour drive from my mom’s house in the hills North of Berkeley to Santa Cruz. … Continue reading

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The California coast, from San Francisco to Santa Cruz… part 1…

Horses, munching by the Pacific Ocean. I must be losing my touch. I stood by the fence, and did that tongue-clicking/tisk tisk sound, but none of them came over to see me. This is unheard of. Dogs, babies, and horses … Continue reading

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Bye bye, Bay Area… part 2…

And so we say goodbye to the city by the bay, as seen from Treasure Island… no, not the one with the pirates… I hope you enjoyed this part of my adventure, the cute dogs, the sunsets, the weird sixties … Continue reading

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Bye bye, Bay Area… part 1…

There I am, with San Francisco over my shoulder, on the morning I left my mom’s house… which was like three or four days ago now. No, I didn’t take that at my favorite dog park down by the bay, … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… the final chapter…

All things considered, my experiment with taking pictures of San Francisco with a big zoom lens, while using a tripod, worked fairly well. I just wanted some photos of the city lit up at night, without the bouncing effect that … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 4…

So, yeah, using the tripod to shoot pictures of San Francisco from way over across the bay worked out pretty well. There were a few problems. It looked dark to me, but the camera still picked up light from the … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 3…

Okay, so there was a reason I went down to the bay on my last night in the Bay Area, to that beach where I usually take the pictures of all the dogs… and to pet them when I miss … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 2…

I went down to the bay on my last night in the Bay Area, for a specific purpose… But I can explain what that was in another post, because I have at least two more posts worth of pictures from … Continue reading

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