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No, that isn’t a sunset, that is a sunrise, I said I was done with sunsets…

I took these in the Central Valley of California on my way back to San Diego from the Bay Area. I had already been driving for nearly three hours before the sun came up. I even pulled over at a … Continue reading

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The very last sunset photos from my mom’s house… I mean, until I go back again…

I am back in San Diego now. I did my ‘getting up obscenely early to beat the traffic in the Bay Area and Los Angeles’ thing, so I have a few more photos of that to share tomorrow, as well … Continue reading

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It was one of those kinds of evenings…

Sunset was drawing nigh… I was sitting in my mom’s living room, where I am sitting now as I type this, trying to decide if the sunset would be worth taking pictures of from my favorite view spot way up … Continue reading

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 4…

I know, it doesn’t even look like a rose, does it? You would know why, if you read the previous posts in this series. And no, I am still not ready to tell my other funny story yet. Just enjoy … Continue reading

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 3…

Okay, in the last post, I explained why the roses in the Berkeley Rose Garden are so rare that they might exist only in one or two other places in the world. In the next post… or the one after … Continue reading

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 2… (or): Why are the roses rare?

A reader asked why I called these roses in Berkeley rare. No, I didn’t choose the word carelessly. I am sure I told this story a long time ago, but let’s go through it again. It turns out that all … Continue reading

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I know… more pictures of flowers in my mom’s garden… but now with gratuitous photos of San Francisco and the Golden Gate thrown in!!!

I am falling behind on posting about my Bay Area adventures! Okay, I realize that, technically, walking into my mom’s backyard and taking pictures of flowers might not classify as an adventure… But who doesn’t like flowers? And being in … Continue reading

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I know… it’s another Bay Area sunset as seen from my mom’s deck…

What can I say? I like sunsets. I like my mom’s deck. I like my mom. I like trees and sky. I like earth and water. I like colors.

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And now, another gratuitous post of Bay Area sunset photos…

Ha! That’s an artsy one. That is taken through the leaves of that old plum tree on the top level of my mom’s backyard. You can see little wisps of fog creeping in over the bay, the same fog that … Continue reading

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Happy dogs!!!

I told you I met some cool dogs yesterday, and I said I would have some pictures. That is a dog getting ready to chase a ball. That is a dog who has a purpose. I love going down to … Continue reading

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