I found this very good advice printed inside a subway tunnel in Melbourne, Australia. It was about a year ago, visiting my brother who lives in Sydney. Now I have no idea if we will be able to see him for some time. So will have to settle for looking at photos for now. Everything […]
Tag: travel
Not Going Anywhere
One of the best bits of advice I have read about keeping your sanity while sitting at home while under a Shelter-In-Place, or similar, order is to make a schedule for your day and finish all of the projects you never seem to have time to do. One of the projects I keep not getting […]
Very Unhealthy Air
On my way back from a photo shoot I took a short detour to Twin Peaks to see how bad visibility is when the weather reports state the air is “Very Unhealthy”. The view had its usual groups of people doing selfies with the San Francisco in the background…. but there was one problem. You […]
The Things I Saw Today As I Was Photographing Something Completely Different
This is just some random photo that was on my desktop. It is really late, I have been taking photos since 9 a.m. and I am getting rather slap happy. Probably best to stop typing.
Flower Power
Good think I really do not have a strong sense of smell because the other day I went to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers to see what is often nicknamed the “Corpse Flower.” It is actually Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the titan arum , many people say the flower stinks of rotting fish when it […]
Simply Amazing
In the middle of Segovia, Spain is this aqueduct. It is seven stories tall, was made in the 1st Century of the Common Era, and somehow has survived remarkably intact. I am still in awe of the city of Segovia just looking at the photos. This set does not even include the castle (which was […]
Koshatnik, Russian for a Dealer in Stolen Cats
I picked up one of the random books I have around the apartment, opened it to a random page and found a listing of oddly specific job titles in foreign languages. The book “The Meaning of Tango, and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World” by Adam Jacot de Boinod, is a listing of various […]
Door Knockers and Lion-headed Mail Drops
Here are some photos of things that I found interesting while in Spain. I wish the shop with the woman holding the spatula was open, I want to by a tortilla from her. Then I want to put all of my mail into a lion’s mouth. For skylights I am hoping to have these star […]
Not Seeing the Signs
Every now and then I see someone doing something really stupid or dangerous. This guy was sliding down a rather steep cliff that led to a rocky bottom. They are headed towards this gorgeous beach in California’s Big Sur at Julia Pfeiffer State Park. I get the idea that they wanted to run around on […]
Goats in the City
These photos are from a current project I am working on. This part of the project involves a herd of goats that are taken to various places around San Francisco (in this case the Presidio) to clear the undergrowth. They are eat quickly and are very environmentally friendly. If you want to know more about […]