The View from Hyde Street Pier
The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park includes the Hyde Street Pier, where visitors can explore historic ships and enjoy some amazing views of the city and the bay.
Lakeside blooms
Mexico Monday #15
Even when my dad wasn’t spending summers traveling in Mexico with Frank Gonzales, he still found opportunities to travel and meet new people. These photos were taken on his trips to Baja California with Vacation Samaritan. The Vacation Samaritans were groups of mostly young people who voluntarily traveled from their churches to work sites in Mexico. They would help build […]
Morning Clouds
WPC: Shine
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of October 21, 2016. Has something bright or reflective caught your eye in the moment? Share a photo of something you were able to explore a bit!
Haiku #1
Clouds engulf the moon — plowing northward, they escort the oncoming storm.
WPC: Local
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of October 14, 2016. This week, share what “local” means to you, and show us where your heart is. I share a lot of local photography on this blog, so choosing the right image for this challenge had me sort of stumped. There is so much about this area that I love; but I […]
Look Up!
Suburban Deer
As I’m sure I have said before, the American River Parkway is an amazing green space in the middle of sprawling urban and suburban development. To quote from a wonderful little book titled The Lower American River, Prehistory to Parkway: It preserves a precious open space greenbelt through a largely metropolitan area with a population of more than 1.3 million […]