When Amethyst and I were near Pacific City a few months ago we went into a very cool art store. They had these wonderful acrylic geometric shapes which acted like prisms, refracting the light. You can see me and Amethyst in a couple of them. All iPhone photos. See all four photos.

We plan to visit as many gardens as possible this season! Last week we went to Hulda Klager Lilac Garden. Hulda was a remarkable woman who, after reading a book by Luther Burbank, began hybridizing lilacs. She had an amazing talent and strength of will to work through tremendous adversity to do her work. The gardens [...]

I shot these when I was in San Francisco in January, 2012 at MacWorld. “Painted ladies” is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by writers Elizabeth Pomada and [...]

We had a wonderful time at Faerieworlds back in 2010. I just re-discovered the photos which got buried below the 2,000 I took in Nepal (which took 6 months to sort and publish). We were delighted that our granddaughter Dylan and wonderful friend Winter were able to attend with us. Find our more about other [...]