View from a height.

On my way back from Cali, I was able to snag a window seat (Southwest wants you to think they're all great with the open seating, but they still offer early-bird check-in...for a fee...which I paid) so that I could get the pictures I am posting below. Leaving the Bay area:







I'm starting to kind of get a grasp of West Cost geography, so I believe these are the Sierra Nevadas:



Not sure about these, but they're still awesome:



Coming into Las Vegas - I have a sob story about Lake Mead, but I'll spare you now and just say the main reason for the window seat was to get the photos I didn't get last time. However, Lake Mead is pretty green, so I don't know that this is it, but oh well, it's still a pretty lake.





Leaving Las Vegas:



And the piece de resistance - the closest I'll ever get - it's the Grand Canyon!

The rose garden, again.

Because I had such a great experience at the Berkeley Rose Garden the first time I went, I returned in July in one of the very few photographic outings I had time for. So just enjoy. =)

Ocean Beach.

Way back in May I posted a couple of photos from Ocean Beach in San Francisco, but was so traumatized by the experience of being there that I didn't really "see" the collection of photos for a while. Removed from the aftermath, I am now able to show you some shots I actually came away with. Everything comes across as so serene and beachlike, but just remember...it wasn't. (Read: 48 degrees, 75mph sustained winds)

Sunset on the river.

The other day it rained out of completely nowhere in the afternoon, and it was gone soon so I knew that the climate should be right for a nice sunset. Boy, was I right!











This summer has definitely been better for sunsets. I figured out that something about the moisture after rain helps create better colors, and of course it's nice if the clouds stick around too. The only thing that kind of sucks about this location is the trees block about forty-five minutes of the rest of the sunset. I wish there were an area close by me with a more unobstructed view of the sky. For now, it just is what it is.

As for not posting much, well, there's no shortage of photos lately but just finding time is what's difficult. I've actually been back to California and will be going back next month - but there hasn't been a lot of time for photographs there. They are work trips, after all.

So I will try to come by every now and then and keep up appearances of having a photo blog. =)