Standing in Solidarity with Wisconsin Public Employees to Preserve Collective Barganing

At our house, we are standing in solidarity with the public employees of Wisconsin and other states as they battle to preserve collective bargaining rights.  On Sunday, Feb. 26, we joined the Save the American Dream Rally in San Francisco, one of dozens across the country.  To feel the spirit of this American protest movement, click here and take a look at my Save the American Dream Rally Slideshow.

A Beautiful Day in My Neighborhood

It is the time of year that flowers start blooming in neighborhood yards.  So as I take my daily walk I carry my pocket camera and use it to spend a few minutes with different blossoms.  Here are some results that I thought I would share...a beautiful day in my neighborhood.

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Flowering
plum
trees
are in bloom.

Fushias

are

starting

to pop

Tulip
trees
burst
with
their
flowers

Rhododendrons

become

a riot 

of color

And some

flowers

surprise me,

and I don't

even know

their names

Holiday Photographs: San Francisco's Embarcadero

I was pleased to be awarded 1st Place (by one point) in the most recent "Mystery Field Trip" of the Alameda Photographic Society.  It's really more of a challenge and a lot of fun than a competition.  We show up at a designated meeting place and only then are we told where we are going.  With the mystery location revealed, we are given a list of 20 subjects to find and shoot.  In December, our location was The Embarcadero in downtown San Francisco and we fanned out for about two hours of late afternoon, early evening shooting.  Here are some of my personal favorites.

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Lobby of the Hyatt Regency Decorated for Christmas

Ice Skating at the Embarcadero

San Francisco Cityscape

Symmetry

Ferry Building Reflected in a Rain Puddle

Embarcadero Architecture in Black & White

Hyatt Regency Elevators

Contrasts in Architecture

Bold Colors - A Computer Enhanced Creation