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More sunsets for the sunset challenge…

I am still trying to take sunset pictures every night for a year… Here are the pictures for this week, Oct. 21 through 27… Sunday… (Didn’t have band practice, so I went back up on the roof)… Monday… Two for … 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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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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Bay Area Dreams… Part 1

Time to start going through those pictures on my Father’s Day camera and reliving my youth at the same time… First, I think we need to set the mood. In order to understand the Bay Area, you have to understand … Continue reading

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Foggy notion…

One of my favorite things about the San Francisco Bay Area is the fog. You can look at the view of the city from any angle on any day or night of any year, and you never see the same … Continue reading

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And after that we…

I know… It is hard to believe how many things you can do in one day in the Bay Area. After the redwoods and the English pub, we climbed Mount Tamalpais. This mountain is just a few miles from Muir … Continue reading

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A last word on that wonderful wedding… sort of…

I mentioned that I like to take early morning adventure walks when I am traveling. I took one on our last morning at the rustic resort. I got up before the sun and walked in a direction that was less traveled. … Continue reading

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The wedding… Part 1

I am back home, and I have a lot of pictures to share. Too bad they are phone pictures, and the quality wont be very good. But the wedding was incredible! Here is the rustic cabin that my wife, the … Continue reading

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The Battle of Shiloh…

or; Pepe Le Pew, get off my lawn… This is our dog. Her name is Shiloh… (named after the Civil War battle, not the trendy Hollywood kid’s name, as I like to tell people)… If she looks a little unhappy, … Continue reading

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