Sunday, February 28, 2021

San Francisco Sightems

 

Sutro Tower - San Francisco  2021

Pink House - San Francisco  2021

Taken in the Midtown Terrace neighborhood. 



Saturday, February 27, 2021

Tree, Sky #7

 

Branches, Clouds - Marin County  2021

Dramatic! Taken with a Nikon Z5.

Friday, February 26, 2021

Fairfax Agaves

 


Agave (Fairfax) - Marin County  2021

Agave (Fairfax) - Marin County  2021

Agave closeups, seen on my walks around Fairfax. 

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Woodacre Agaves

 

Agave (Woodacre) - Marin County  2021

Agave (Woodacre) - Marin County  2021

Large picturesque agaves seen in the small town of Woodacre. Nikon Z5 photos.

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Shawna's Birthday

 

Shawna & Nolan, Red Door - San Francisco  2015

Wow!

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Contrails

 

Contrail, Drake Blvd (Fairfax) - Marin County  2021

Contrail, Fog (San Geronimo Valley) - Marin County  2021

Early morning photos.

Monday, February 22, 2021

Monday Hermit Thrush Blogging

 

Hermit Thrush (Fairfax) - Marin County  2021

There's a 2011 mikereport post with a photo of a hermit thrush, complete with the celebrated Walt Whitman poem.

I only had time to take this one photo before the little bird flew away.

Sad hermit thrush story on Balloon Juice.

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Tree, Sky #6

 

Branches, Clouds - Marin County  2021

Taken with a Nikon Z5.  4 PM in the afternoon.

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Convergence

 

Clouds - Marin County  2020

. . . of Jupiter and Saturn. Alas, we never saw it. Hills blocked our view at our house, so we drove over the hill to get a better location. Alas, clouds.

(Somehow, Gwen down the road a bit claimed to have had a perfectly fine view. Hmph.)

Friday, February 19, 2021

Oak Branches - 2

 

Oak Branches, Moss - Marin County  2021

7 AM. Another Nikon Z5 photo.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Oak Branches - 1

 

Oak Branches - Marin County  2021

At the end of our street. Taken with a Nikon Z5.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Canal Sightems

 

Mini Storage (San Rafael) - Marin County  2021

Jeep, Range Rover (San Rafael) - Marin County  2021

Auto repair, storage facilities . . . the Canal District. iPhone photos.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Tree, Sky #5

Branches, Clouds (Fairfax) - Marin County  2021

 7:30 AM. Nikon Z5.

Monday, February 15, 2021

Monday Dog Blogging

 

Retriever - Marin County  2021

I regularly meet up with this fellow on my morning walks. He's usually far in front of his owner, so that the impression one gets is that he's walking by himself. Very friendly!

Sunday, February 14, 2021

Road (Morning Walk)

 

Road, Fog (Fairfax) - Marin County  2020

Road, Clouds (Fairfax) - Marin County  2020

Top photo taken in November, using an Olympus E-M10 with a 25mm lens. Next one taken with an iPhone 7 Plus in December.

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Former Sears Building

Sears Building - Marin County  2021

Playground - Marin County  2021

Wandering around the deserted Sears building in the Northgate Shopping Mall.

"Through the 1980s, Sears was the largest retailer in the United States."

iPhone photos, Photoshop perspective correction for the top one.

 

Friday, February 12, 2021

Tree, Sky #4

 

Branches, Clouds (Fairfax) - Marin County  2020

4:00 PM, 12/27/20. I used a Nikon Z5.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Trail, Fog

Trail, Oak, Fog - Marin County  2021

Sun, Oaks, Fog - Marin County  2021

Walking around our local loop trail. I used a Nikon Z5 for these photos.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Doors

 


Door 143 (San Rafael) - Marin County  2021

Door 24 (San Rafael) - Marin County  2021

The Canal District. Auto repair shops and taquerias.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Bay Tree

 

Bay Tree - Marin County  2021

Impressive bay tree seen in the Open Space at the end of our street. Enticing-looking holes! Maybe portals to alternate dimensions with dragons and wizards!


Hanna, Bay Tree - Marin County  2020

Monday, February 8, 2021

Monday Robin and Squirrel Blogging

 

Robin - Marin County  2020

Squirrel - Marin County  2020

On the same fence at the same time. Taken with an Olympus E-M1II with a 75-300mm zoom lens.

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Tree, Sky #3

 

Branches, Clouds (Fairfax) - Marin County  2020

Afternoon December clouds. Taken with a Nikon Z5.

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Enigmatic 50-Year Old Photos

 

Car Driving By - (Location Unknown)  1971

Apartment Building - (Location Unknown) 1971

Two photos taken in 1971 by me for some unknown reason, using a Nikon F SLR with a 50mm lens.[Update: probably taken in Berkeley when I was going to Cal.] 

Friday, February 5, 2021

Detailing

 

Detailing #1 (San Rafael) - Marin County  2021

Detailing #2 (San Rafael) - Marin County  2021

Our Toyota Tundra needed a smog check, so I drove it to my regular spot in the San Rafael Canal District. I dropped it off and took the opportunity to walk around the area with an iPhone 7 Plus.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Tree, Sky #2

Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County  2020

Taken in December. Photo taken with a Nikon Z5, 24-200mm lens. There are more in the series, but to post them all at once would be a little tedious.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Tree, Sky #1

 

Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County  2020

A photo of a tree on our street; I took it, one of a series, standing in our front yard. 

Taken in November. I used an Olympus EM-10 with a 25mm lens.


Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Lake Lagunitas, December Rain - #7

 

Oak Leaves, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2020

Rain-soaked oak leaves. Last in the series. When I got back to the parking lot, my Toyota was the only vehicle there.


Toyota RAV (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2020

Monday, February 1, 2021

Monday Woodpecker Blogging

 

Woodpecker (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2020

Woodpecker (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2020

Acorn woodpeckers, seen on one of my December hikes. I used a Nikon Z5 with a 24-200mm lens, then cropped the photo pretty severely.