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I photographed this bug in his natural environment of course, on the edge of a paper grocery bag!

I was in the backyard taking photos of the very last rose left at the end of summer. I thought the photos would be OK but typical. I was so intent on keeping the shot in focus I didn’t realize I wasn’t the only one enjoying that very flower!

Red flowers stand all over the top of Squaw Valley, with The Palisades off in the distance. I like hiking here in the summer and taking pictures, but I like skiing here in the winter even more!

I can’t take all the credit for this one, a friend pointed out the way this water was curved on a hike at Squaw Valley. I took the liberty of playing with the harsh light and shadows to help bring out the curve of water.

These vines in my yard are always on the move. Normally they are trying to make their way across the yard. This time, they just decided to wind themselves into a bunch. If I didn’t know better I’d think someone planted magic beans and Jack was ready to climb up this beanstalk any minute.

The roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is something you must see, assuming you like seeing what vegetation would be living here if the building wasn’t here. It also has a unique automatic ventilation system, and a video camera to provide some security from hoodlums.

The Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. A shot that has been taken many times before, but when in Rome, er Mexico, you do what you gotta do.

Good advice, why not just chill?

I hiked the South Fork of Silver Creek in the Sierras today, and of course my camera was along for the ride. The water is high right now due to the huge amount of snow we have from last winter. This section of descending pools is called the teacups. The rushing water wasn’t very tea like, but if I try hard enough I can visualize layers of little teacups spilling into one another.

Rusty detail of the railing of the Longfellow Bridge in Boston, MA.