I came across the very concise and poignant message on the interior wall of a bunker ruin on the Marin Headlands overlooking the mouth of the San Francisco Bay.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Grafitti No. 8
Went on a back roads motorcycle ride today and out of nowhere, this rock appears, absolutely covered with colorful tags.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Modesto American Graffiti #10
This was a fabulous looking 67' Vette with tremendously flared fenders accomodating huge rims and tires.
Modesto American Graffiti #8
This 53' Chevy Belair we dressed to the 9's while it was resting in the shade. It seemed like it would be accompanied by a seresucker suit, a mint julep and down-home southern hospitality.
Modesto American Graffiti #6
You have to have a at least one 49' Merc lead sled with frenched lights, shaved door handles, decked hood and a chopped top.
Modesto American Graffiti #5
Not all of the cars were 50's and earlier as evidenced by this custom Shelby Ford Mustang.
Modesto American Graffiti #4
This was a gorgeous Dodge flatbed stakeside truck restored to be a Gallo (John) Farms truck.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Modesto American Graffiti Car Show
Modesto is revving up for its annual homage to its 'American Graffiti' heritage with more than two weeks of street nights and car shows with the main events occurring the night of June 12 and all day on June 13 and 14 at the Modesto Junior College (more info).
Suavecito
This beautiful early fifties (53) Chevy is heavly engraved and gold plated with detailed appointments including pinstriping and airbrushed graphics, covering every inch of the car.
Sport Suburban
This wagon, finished in salmon, makes you want to gather up the family and pile in for a road trip and picnic.
Candy Flames
No American Graffiti Car Show would be complete without a wild flame paint job like this.
Graffiti No. 7
This graffiti adorned an agricultural building on the side of Highway 99 south of Stockton. The colors were absolutely stunning.
Portal No. 47
There are some pretty interesting old and weathered buildings in the Stockton Port area.
Stockton Port
Here is a wonderful old building at the Stockton Port. It has probably housed many different businesses over the years.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
57 Isetta
How could anyone pass up this timeless beauty. The Isetta was more like a motorcycle with an enclosed body than a car. This one had an outrageous metalic orange paint job.
Farmer's Market
The Modesto Farmer's Market has a fabulous selection of organic produce. You might even think that you are in Europe.
Purity
The delicate and pure white of this fresh Magnolia blossom seemed the perfect metaphor for absolute purity.
Alpine Lake
This boiling sky was about to shower marble-sized rain upon us as we marvelled at their reflection upon Alpine Lake.
Surreal Foliage
The foliage in our garden was so colorful and lush this spring and it stood out wonderfully against the fresh blue sky dotted with pillowy white clouds.
Overpass
The columns of this overpass had very nice lines, yet the surface was cracked, etched and stained with slight golden hue created by the late afternoon settling into early evening.
Friday, June 5, 2009
No Admittance
There were countless old building, such as this one, to be found in the areas along the perimeter of the Port of Stockton.
Light Waves
This high contrast image of an ancient pool is further dramatized as waves reflect and bend light as the pass across the surface.
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