The leaves are starting to fall off of the trees and soon they will all look like this. I liked the way the outer trees framed this shot, and some smaller trees in the middle let the sun just poke through.
Winter Trees
Rock Circles
A circle of rocks, as seen from the top of Halfdome in Yosemite, CA. The hike up was grueling, and the view at the end was awesome. Someone else had decided to commemorate their hike by making this design out of rocks they had found. I took the opportunity to capture it.
Mud, Grass and Grapes
This photo taken at Karmere Vineyards near Plymouth CA looks more like a painting to me. I liked the way the mud was right next to the grass, and the dark clouds looming in the background.
The California State Capitol
The California State Capitol as seen on a clear afternoon. Tomorrow is election day, so this is your reminder to go out and vote if you want to have some voice in what goes on inside here!
Halloween Cemetery
This creepy looking grave in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago seemed perfect for my Halloween post. This old cemetery has many unique graves, but this one with a cloaked man watching over you had a certain presence to it.
Morning Fog
With Halloween right around the corner I wanted to find something a little spooky to post today. The morning I took this it was really foggy and the sunrise looked more like a creepy moon. I love the mild winters in Northern California and these foggy mornings are something that I have to look forward to break up the many days of sunshine we get in a row during the summer!
Duck Flower
These tiny purple flowers looked more like a duck than a flower to me. I was able to isolate it from the background enough to really make each little piece of fuzz on the edge stand out and make it look much more like the duck that I saw in it.
Up the Sundial
A view of the main part of the huge sundial that is the business end of the Sundial Bridge in Redding. From this angle, it looks more like a harp than a bridge. As you can see it was cloudy, so I wasn’t able to tell the time with the bridge, but I was able to get some cool effects from the sky.
Brain Mushroom
I found this little tiny mushroom on a hike that had a leaf nearby with just the perfect curl to it. I don’t know exactly what it was, but it looked like a brain to me.
Graves and Twists
The cemetery at the Presidio in San Francisco is the best view I’ve ever seen from such a somber place. Everything in the area is just beautiful, but there are some really dramatic slopes and trees in the cemetery. I love the twists in the trees from the wind as it comes in off of the bay.
This is my 100th post. Woohoo!
For those wondering why I would post about death for my obviously special 100th post, the truth is it snuck up on me. I didn’t realize it was the 100th until I had already chosen and processed a photo, so I just decided to go with it!
