Category Archives: flowers

Lit-up clouds, crows in an oak tree, an invisible city, and some roses…

Posted on August 17, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Back in the Bay Area, a cool sunset from my mom’s deck last night. The sunset wasn’t much, but there were some clouds that were lit from below and seemed to glow. These photos don’t really capture the opalescent quality … Continue reading →

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Flowers and love and stuff…

Posted on August 16, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Back in the Bay Area, back in the house where I grew up, back in the backyard where I played as a child. I know, every time I come back, I do posts about the backyard. I love the backyard. … Continue reading →

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A special birthday, a long drive, and a new adventure that isn’t going to be all new…

Posted on August 15, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I am back at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area, so that means pictures of flowers and dogs and sunsets and lots of other stuff. I drove 500 miles, from San Diego to the place I was … Continue reading →

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Oh yeah, a live stage musical comedy, Mr. Eric Idle, and some yellow flowers…

Posted on July 7, 2018 by pouringmyartout

We saw Spamalot last night, after some Mexican food and margaritas! A superb evening of silliness. We saw it at a quaint little theater in Old Town in San Diego. I saw some nice yellow flowers between dinner and the … Continue reading →

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Sky stuff… sunsets and hot air balloons…

Posted on July 6, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Just another evening at my new job in San Diego.

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I give you: the finger… wait… that sounds wrong…

Posted on June 8, 2018 by pouringmyartout

The thing is… Hey, thing, it is good to have you back… I am still playing around with macro super-close-up photography. As per the suggestion of my son-in-law, who loaned me the three macro lens spacer thingies that I have … Continue reading →

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Back-lit bougainvillea…

Posted on May 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Just a few photos I took on my phone… From right outside the guard house where I work… Keeping the rich people in the exclusive private community safe from poor people… like me. That, is a bird of paradise flower. … Continue reading →

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A closer look… part 3…

Posted on April 5, 2018 by pouringmyartout

More of the photos I took with those crazy lens-spacing macro adapter lens thingies. The ones I borrowed from my son-in-law. And yes, I do grow orchids, and yes, they keep on blooming. That flower has a tiny flower inside … Continue reading →

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A closer look… part 2…

Posted on April 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Some more of the photos I took, playing with the macro lenses. I have learned a few things. I have been too reliant on my auto focus. This is forcing me to master manual focusing. Also, I learned that it … Continue reading →

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A closer look… part 1…

Posted on April 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Did you notice the bee inside the flower? Okay, here is the story. My birthday is coming up. My older daughter asked me what I wanted. One thing was a macro lens for my camera, so I could take photos … Continue reading →

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