Orangevale rocks again

A couple of weeks ago I posted images of a small decorated stone I found on one of my walks through my neighborhood; that was the first time I realized this is a fun thing some groups of people have started doing, often leaving inspirational messages painted on the back of these painted rocks. So when I spotted another brightly […]

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Japanese Catfish

This is one of a number of utility boxes around downtown Sacramento included in the Capitol Box Art Project. After seeing this work by artist Erik Hosino, I’d love to print out the map showing all the locations and go hunting for each one!

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Houses

My entry for Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge this week. This week the topic is Houses: big, small, lighthouses, birdhouse, firehouse, toys etc.  This topic is fairly self-explanatory.  Let’s see how creative you can get with this topic.

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Renovations

As I walked down 7th Street in Sacramento, headed for the nearest Light Rail stop, my eye was caught by the vibrant colors on this building.  The wall is only a small part of the former Hotel Marshall (opened in 1911 as the Hotel Clayton). Downtown Sacramento is changing — some of its older buildings are being demolished to make […]

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Portraits in Play-Doh

Some pet owners memorialize their beloved pets with photographs, oil paintings, or even taxidermy. In our case, we chose colorful modeling clay. I can’t recall exactly when or how it happened, but at some point more than 20 years ago both the Big Guy and I decided it was necessary to create, in our amateur way, our impressions of our […]

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