The immediate threat of wildfire has passed although conditions are ripe for one to pop up at any time. Â The thunderstorms that were predicted didn't happen - at least not right here. Â We had a few drops of rain this morning, but it wasn't even enough to make the sidewalks wet. Â But clear skies reappeared …
Day 229 – Another Flowery Day
It has been very hot here lately. Â We have wildfires north and south so no matter which way the wind is blowing, we have smoke in the air. Â I have a number of allergies and all of this smoke, plus weed pollen and dry air has been affecting my breathing. Â Needless-to-say, I tend not to …
Day 227 – Yellow Lilies
We had another beautiful bouquet of flowers delivered to our office yesterday with some gorgeous yellow lilies. Â I'm never one to pass up the opportunity to photograph some beautiful flowers. I wanted to try some different macro exposure to get both soft focus and totally in focus. Â I tend to prefer soft focus flower photos …
Day 225 – More Wildflowers
I had great intentions of photographing the Perseid  Meteor Shower early this morning.  I went out in the early, early morning hours, set up my tripod, and was ready to take photos.  I had two problems . . . the biggest was that I have not done a night sky shoot (other than the moon), …
Day 221 – Lavender
A client brought in some lovely bouquets of lavender today - one of my favorite plants. Â I'm actually more fond of the fragrance of lavender but I do like to watch a lavender bush blowing in the wind. My intention was to just photograph lavender, but the sun shining on my lupine plant was so …
