Classic car shows must have cars with flames laid down in an outlandishly wild metallic lacquer (much more here)
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Blue Tube
I came across this pile of blue pipes (18" ID) in the middle of a field. The colors and random arrangement of these tubes was irresistible.
Wow
Who needs psychedelic concert posters from the 60's when nature can do this right in your own garden!
Metaphor
Isn't life just like this? You are flying down a road, and it suddenly comes to a stop, you have new choices (left, right, backwards) but you can no longer choose the direction that you had.
Water for Farming
The Central California Valley is covered with a lattice of irrigation canals to support the huge water needs of the agriculture base that is still very prevelant.
Falls
It was the last day in May and all of the falls in Yosemite were still flowing with great intensity.
Everywhere We Looked
Had an exquisite motorcycle ride through the Sierra foolthills including a picnic lunch in the Yosemite Valley. Everywhere we looked were spectacular views and the air was delicious.
Forest Floor
There are spectacular moments of color and form all over the forest floor if you look carefully enough.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Shadows in the Snow
This crooked pine tree left its shadow on the snow in such a way it almost looked like a peacock tail.
Residual Effect
As the last remaining snows begins to melt in the shadows of the Sierra forest, the residual of various dust, bark, and pine needles concentrate in spots to leave some eerie patterns of intense color.
Life Begins Anew
As the snow recedes in the high sierras, the meadows begin their cycle again. Each day the snow is retreating a few feet, revealing the once the dried meadow, last seen just before the first snow, now soggy and bare, the meadow will once again be green and grassy within another couple of days.
Corrugated Steel
It was 106 degrees Fahrenheit today in the central California valley. I can only imagine how hot it might be inside this steel structure
Sunday, May 11, 2008
No Parking
Ironically, with a barn washed in colors like these, I had to instantly pull over, park, and take a picture.
Lookout
There is something strange and surreal about this silo. It almost looks like some sort of ancient lookout tower that is all that his left standing amongst the ruins of a lost culture that we know nothing about.
Brief Visit
Our stay on this planet is very brief, with no more assurance of duration or permanence than that which is given a shadow resting on the surface of a bed windblown grasses.
Snow Melt
As the winter's snow melts and the stream are full , sparkling, bubbling and cold, the sun bounces off the rich colors of the rock, showing all it has, having been freshly bathed by the frothing waters.
Tufts
This ground cover could almost be mistaken for some sort of microscopic spores or some other unusual organism.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Raw Water
Makes you wonder doesn't it? What might 'raw water' be in contrast to natural, pure or processed water? Where does it go and what is it used for? (more images)
Bucolic Windmill
Moments like this, no matter how cliche or trite they may be considered, just have to be photographed.
Pipeline
This series of large diameter brilliantly white composite pipes (more images) stood in stark contrast against the blue sky and the rich golden brown of the dried meadow.
1957 BMW Isetta
This outrageous super mini-car (more images) was painted in a wild metalflake psychedelic orange. The Isetta has a brief a varied history
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Portal No. 41
Clearly, if your are into colorful and rustic architecture, San Miguel is the place to go. I never tire of the colors, textures and shapes here.
Globos Pequeño
Any time there is something going on in the San Miguel jardin, street vendors will be there to sell balloons (globos), ice cream and other things such as jewelry.
Guitara
All of the Santa Semana processions in San Miguel had one or more musical elements. This procession had fireworks, a brass band, a drumming team accompanied by sword dancers, a choir and this troop of guitarists.
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