Public transportation
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Smoky skies
I guess I’m very lucky I finally made it to Fort Point last weekend. Although there was plenty of smoke in the air and we should have probably been wearing filtering masks, the conditions are even worse right now — to the point that many tourist spots have been closed until further notice. Fort Point Closed Through Sunday, November 18 […]
Ships that pass
American River morning
Not a bad way to spend a warm weekend morning in early July.
Memory Monday, Week 70
This week I’m sharing the final set of images from my box of professionally photographed slides. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing them as much as I have! I’ll be taking a break from Memory Monday next week (and possibly the week after that) as I try to decide what’s next. My new scanner has made such a huge difference in […]
Memory Monday, Week 64
This week my images all center around water — rivers, lakes, harbors, and coastlines.
The Adventure Continues… Islands
This classic episode of California’s Gold starts off with the roar of speedboats taking part in the annual Catalina Ski Race. When the show initially aired, the race had been going on for more than 40 years — but the 2018 edition will be its 70th year! I was initially inspired to seek out this episode after learning for the […]
Double letters
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. It can be a man made structure or nature made. Let’s see how creative you can get.
Memory Monday, Week 57
My last bunch of slides from the 1950s were in a box labeled “San Diego, 1959” — but it turns out they’re actually images from Chicago, possibly part of the 1957 trip. This bit of information certainly helped clear up my confusion about what a Second World War German U-boat was doing in San Diego’s harbor! Below, these three decomissioned […]