The Curious World of Seaweed, March 2023

When I visited the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah last March, I was mostly interested in the paintings and historical artifacts related to Grace Hudson and her family. But in addition to the permanent exhibit, the museum also features the work of other artists. From January 28 to April 30, 2023, it hosted a traveling mixed-media exhibit called The Curious […]

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At the Maritime Museum

San Francisco’s Maritime Museum wasn’t exactly what I’d been expecting when I walked in the door. For one thing, the upper floors were closed off and only the main level was open (although it was free to look around). The friendly docent behind the desk told me that if I was interested in maritime artifacts I should check out the […]

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Pieces of Egypt

Last Wednesday I took a look at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, so today it seemed appropriate to share photos of some of the Egyptian artifacts I saw recently at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor art museum. It was my very first visit to this fine art museum, and I highly recommend taking the time to explore its […]

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The Adventure Continues… Egyptian Museum

During my recent visit to San Francisco I took a tour of the art museum in the Legion of Honor, and among the treasures I found a number of ancient Egyption artifacts (which I’ll be sharing with you at a later date). Until I discovered this episode of California’s Gold, originally aired in March 2001, I had no idea that […]

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Indigenous California

Since I’ve been playing around with photography for a few years now, I can look back over my collection of images and notice certain patterns. It’s quickly obvious that my main interests are landscapes and macro shots in nature; but I also enjoy shooting fine art — whether in a museum or on the side of a building. Or even […]

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The Adventure Continues… Kelso Depot

After 2 weeks away from home (plus one week to recover!), I guess it’s time to jump back into my regularly scheduled blog posts. I’m starting out this Wednesday with an episode of California’s Golden Parks which originally aired May 10, 2006, featuring a place we passed by on our way home. The town of Kelso lies a bit north […]

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