Here’s a photograph my dad took at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in May, 1986. Share on Facebook
Many of us have fond feelings about cars we had when we were kids. Here’s a 1980 picture taken in Forest Grove, Oregon, featuring me and my 1968 Mustang. I drove this car for many years, from college through law school and into the early years of my professional life. Although everybody agreed it was [...]
Highway 20 is a magnificent place to drive. You take the 101 into glamorous Willits, Gateway to Redwood Country, and turn left towards Fort Bragg. A series of remarkable events found me on this wonderful road on April 20, headed to Garberville in southern Humboldt County. The graffiti is from a rest area bathroom off [...]
Hey, the camera in my HTC One V phone is capable of halfway-decent photography! Share on Facebook
A rainy evening outside the LA County Art Museum Share on Facebook
The San Diego Zoo is one of the great attractions in southern California. I still remember touching the Galapagos Tortoises at the SD Zoo during my first visit more than 50 years ago. When I was a kid, I spent most of my summers in various swimming pools, libraries and science fiction conventions. Not once [...]
It’s been too long since these pages featured a nice lizard. Here is a fine example of Phrynosoma, the Great Horned Lizard. Native American cultures respected these creatures for being symbols of strength. You can find out more about ‘horny toads’ here and here. In case you’re curious to trace my previous series of lizard-related [...]
Little pleasures can be captivating if you’re paying attention. This strawberry is (was) a little smaller than the average commercial raspberry. 2012 is the third year in which this little plant has offered up a little magical taste of flavory goodness. [Excuse me while I go copyright and trademark that phrase, "magical taste of flavory [...]
You don’t see this every day. Here is an annular solar eclipse. This is how it looked from Carmel Valley, California at about 6:20 or so yesterday, May 20. Once I was present for a total solar eclipse. The changes in light were gradual until the moment of totality, and at that point it was [...]
Rainbow can wait until tomorrow morning for a nice illegal run in the park before all the kids show up. Share on Facebook
Sometimes it is nice to follow one’s own decline – after all, it can be a fun trip! It’s a relief to know that the simpler things in life really are quite fulfilling, and as the years go by I find that this is increasingly true. With regard to chocolate, I am blessed in many [...]
Way up high above Vine Street. It’s a nice afternoon in the Hollywood Hills. Share on Facebook
Even during the last few weeks of fall there is plenty of color around. Probably this is because of the UFOs at work making sure that San Diego has better weather than you have. Share on Facebook