Monthly Archives: January 2021

I promised you some new birds… part 2… (or); is that the Thanksgiving Day parade???

Every morning, a huge herd of wild turkeys pass my mom’s house. These are almost all females. There is also a group of Tom’s, just three or four, that roam around. I don’t pretend to be an expert on turkeys, … Continue reading

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I promised you some new birds… part 1…

Every time I visit my mom in the Bay Area, I take lots of photos of the birds at her feeder. Not this time. That is a very young Redtail Hawk that I spotted when I was doing something that … Continue reading

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… part 6…

For a photographic study of light and shadow, dog prints on a beach can’t be beat. On an historical note, I took an animal tracking class at a nature preserve once. We learned all about tracks, tracking, and animal poop… … Continue reading

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A ‘Saving Christmas’ and ‘saving democracy’ hybrid… the final chapters…

Okay, this is the last post of two separate series. It is also my last day at my mom’s house in the Bay Area. We did it. With much quarantining and covid testing, multiple vehicles and some help from Amazon, … Continue reading

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Random photos of assorted living things that I took near the Golden Gate Bridge…

With friends like these, who needs anemones? The tide was so low that sea life was left high and dry. Well, sort of dry… There were still the waves. A seagull on the wing. I like taking pictures of flying … Continue reading

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Just a few photos of some dog that I don’t even know playing on a beach…

Okay, I slipped another dog in, but I don’t know him either… I might as well throw in a few photos of Curry, whom I do know, because I met him yesterday for the first time. He belongs to good … Continue reading

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Just a few photos of some old bridge…

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Saving Christmas; part 5… A little side trip…

Well, we are still in the Bay Area. We have done our late Christmas and New Year/new president party. But we had to get out of my mom’s house for one trip across the bay. Had to see our godson, … Continue reading

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Saving Christmas; part 4…

Well, I am still in the San Francisco Bay Area, celebrating late Christmas with my family, and you know how I love to do these ‘wiggly light’ photos, where I shake the camera around while shooting in low light to … Continue reading

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… part 5…

Light and shadow. A light making shadows. Our world is light and shadow. Each photo in this post will have a copy shown below it. All the digital effects I used were only to either turn it into a negative … Continue reading

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