Stepping Out
Seen at the deYoung Museum in the Modern and Contemporary Art section. The artist, Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) created this beautiful piece entitled “Stepping Out” in 2000, using laminated mahogany.
San Francisco fog
Morning and evening fog is the normal weather routine in San Francisco, especially in August.
DeYoung delight
I had a really great day yesterday — I spent it all at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco, wandering through the galleries and soaking in all the amazing artwork. There is so much to see that although I spent a few hours, I still missed out on some wonderful stuff — namely, the current showcase, Ramses the Great and […]
Arizona coyote
We had a lucky spotting while stopped alongside Interstate 40 in Arizona; this coyote looked to be making her usual morning rounds through the parking area before heading, with well-accustomed caution, across the road and away into the desert.
Sign language
Halfway across Arizona, heading east on Interstate 40, I got the brilliant idea to photograph every old, forgotten, or neglected sign I could find along the highway. The newer highway runs more or less parallel to the original Route 66, and I felt sure I could spot some cool-looking signs. Unfortunately, by the time this idea occurred to me, most […]
Monday morning along the lake
It’s been quite a long time since I managed an early walk along the bike trail; but this week I got back out there and realized how much I’ve missed the cool morning breeze and the ripples on the lake. My photos are a little fuzzy because I decided not to carry my heavy 600mm lens. Maybe next time my […]
Big skies
Desert colors
Two brief visits to the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona were definitely not enough to take in the entirety of this amazing place, but I’m grateful we were able to stop on our trip homeward to explore what we could. And I managed to tear my eyes away from the landscape long enough to notice some of the wildflowers. […]
Fast as lightning
The Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is one of my favorite birds, and not only because these small flycatchers feast on all sorts of pesky flying insects! They are easy to recognize, and I’ve gotten pretty good at capturing them with my camera as they sit perched near the end of tree branches waiting for a meal to pass by. Catching […]