Whistling past the graveyard

Texas has so much history to explore, and there’s always quite a lot to learn and to think about when visiting a historic cemetery like this one in Weatherford, Texas. I found several gravestones honoring war veterans who lived to a ripe old age, as well as far too many children who had died far too young. Although the Greenwood […]

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Summer in the city

It’s not necessary for me to have any particular destination in mind when I visit San Francisco in the summer. It’s often enough to just wander around, keeping my eyes open. I’m always sure to find something that appeals to my camera. I shot most of these images with my Fujifilm point-and-shoot, which is perfect for this sort of street […]

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Framed

I do enjoy shooting scenes with some sort of framing around them, but I don’t do it very often. That’s mostly because I do a lot of outdoor photography, and also because my results are only successful about half the time. Still, even though some of today’s images may not be the greatest as far as quality, they do serve […]

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One night in Clarendon

I’ve written before about passing through Clarendon, Texas, on our travels to and from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I never manage to shoot very many photos because our stops are so brief — but this time we actually did spend a night in town. Unfortunately, the wind was pretty much howling and the chilly evening temperatures didn’t encourage much exploring […]

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Mission glass

When I visited Mission Dolores (San Francisco de Asis) last August, it was an amazing feeling to stand in the original 18th century mission chapel. But eventually I left the old church and entered the newer basilica (built in 1918). There I found a series of beautiful stained glass windows depicting the original 21 California missions. I managed to photograph […]

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More mission glass

Here are the remainder of the stained glass windows I photographed at San Francisco’s Mission Dolores (San Francisco de Asis) last August. I’ve also included two pieces in honor of Father Junipero Serra (1713-1784) and Father Francisco Palou (1723-1789).

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