Monthly Archives: December 2018

What the heck is that?; A micro-photography guessing game… part 2…

I am going to put up a few more pictures I took with my new digital microscope. Try to guess what they are of. I will have a photo of what I was examining down below the post. If you … Continue reading

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And now, the mandatory post of flower pictures in my mom’s garden…

I always do these posts when I visit my mom in the Bay Area. I love that steep garden, where I played as a small child. And the view of San Francisco and the bay, seen over the roof from … Continue reading

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Yes, that is a nice photo of the Golden Gate Bridge, but this post also has cute dogs and my lovely daughter in it…

A view of the Golden Gate, across the waters of the San Francisco Bay. And my sweet, smart and kind younger daughter, Mollie. And that is Winston, a very nice dog that Mollie and I met. Because we were at … Continue reading

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What the heck is that?; A micro-photography guessing game… part 1…

I am going to put up a few pictures I took with my new digital microscope. Try to guess what they are of. I will have the answers at the bottom, and photos of what I was examining. If you … Continue reading

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Just more pictures of Christmas time in the Bay Area… and dogs…

Sometimes… often for me… you just meet a dog and fall in love. It was like that with Oso. He belongs to a nice couple that my daughter Mollie and I ran into down at the dog park by the … Continue reading

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A city by the bay, and a daughter by the bay, and some dogs by the bay, and some birds in the bay… part 1…

My younger daughter, Mollie, and I went down to that dog park by the bay yesterday. You know I do that when I miss my dogs back in San Diego. I cheat on them with other dogs. It was a … Continue reading

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Some birds, and me and a dog…

A Golden Crowned Sparrow. I have a few pictures of them. I say ‘them’… these were taken over two days, and I assume it isn’t all the same bird. But I could be wrong. But that is a pretty good … Continue reading

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Scrub Jay…

Some random pictures of a Scrub Jay, taken in my mom’s garden in the San Francisco Bay Area. I mean, these probably aren’t all the same Scrub Jay. There are more than one visiting the feeder. I have seen at … Continue reading

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Micro photography, the next step after macro photography… part 1…

I have been playing with my new digital microscope that takes pictures. That is a hard candy. Another candy. More candy. Maybe, in the future, I will take some regular photos of the objects I am taking micro photos of, … Continue reading

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It’s an Arthur thing… (or); dogs, cats, birds, and stuff…

Maybe you would understand, but if you do, seek psychiatric counseling immediately. Also, evict the crack squirrels from your head as soon as possible. I guess these are just some random pictures I have taken since I got to my … Continue reading

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