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A bird and a sunset…

My daughter spotted this young hawk in our pine tree yesterday, helped by the falling snow of feathrs from the bird it was eating. I think it is a young Redtail, but it might be a Peregrine Falcon? A very … Continue reading →

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A video: Three San Diego sunsets, in time lapse, with drums…

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Fog, a dog, flowers, and baby raccoons… stuff from my phone this week…

It was foggy at work one night this week. I like fog. Because I grew up in the Bay Area. Me and one of my dogs. My orchids are blooming again. Impressive, right? A raccoon family I spotted at work. … Continue reading →

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I know I am a trained security professional, but seriously, who thought it would be a good idea to give me a golf cart???

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Pouring My Art Out presents: In the presence of presents… part 1…

I am ready to begin unveiling the epic saga of my Christmas presents received at that late-Christmas visit to the Bay Area. Those are a set of wood-carving chisels and a special carving hammer I got from my younger daughter … Continue reading →

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What does this video, taken with my cell phone, of mist captured in slow motion in a flashlight beam, have to do with our late Christmas trip to the Bay Area???

That is a good question. And the answer is that the stuff coming up required me to learn a new video editing program, and I want to be able to add music and voiceovers and stuff, so I am practicing … Continue reading →

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Almost the last pictures I took on our late Christmas adventure to the Bay Area…

I say almost the last pictures, because I have some stuff coming up that is not quite like my usual stuff. It will give us some new perspectives. New angles. I am excited about it, but it requires some new … Continue reading →

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Palm trees and snow…

That is snow. And in the foreground, palm trees. Now, I know that to many of you, that is a pathetic amount of snow. But this is Southern California. This is the pass leading from the central valley to Los … Continue reading →

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The very last photos of flowers that I took on our late Christmas visit to my 97-year-old mother’s house in the Bay Area…

I could have used these to do one more post in my series on the study of light and shadow. But I will let them stand on their own. Because… flowers!!! Who doesn’t like flowers? Even though I am back … Continue reading →

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… the final chapter… special ‘manmade objects’ edition…

The Golden Gate, framed by trees. One thing I love about where I grew up in the hills across the bay from San Francisco is that there are lots of trees in my little hometown. Also, the Bay Area is … Continue reading →

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