Here comes Christmas November 20, 2018 at 11:46PM

High Voltage November 20, 2018 at 11:46PM

Entry-into-Pacific-Beach.jpg November 17, 2018 at 11:57AM

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La-Luna.jpg November 17, 2018 at 11:56AM

La Jolla November 15, 2018 at 11:09PM

Calumet Park – November 15, 2018

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Forty Minutes Til Sunset November 15, 2018 at 10:37PM

Torry Pines State Beach

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Hatchlings September 25, 2018 at 02:30PM

Tiny little spiders birthing on the patio.

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Gypsy Crossing the bridge. September 07, 2018 at 02:55PM

I do not want her to leave me, so I am making her walk every day. Still the final bridge is in sight.

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Filled Fruit Dessert – May 22, 2018 at 02:42PM

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This is an unbelievably delicious surprise dessert at Solare Ristorante – San Diego’s Best Restaurant 2017 Winner Randy Smerik – Owner.

Chef Accursio Lota is also winner of the Best Chef in San Diego, in San Diego Magazine.

Chef split the fruit, gutted the fruit, made different sorbets of the insides, and put them back, then froze them rock hard. … Talk about melt in your mouth surprise! Amazing!

 

What is she thinking? May 22, 2018 at 02:41PM

Butchering the Opa May 22, 2018 at 02:41PM

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The Heart of Spring dinner at Solare Ristorante – San Diego’s Best Restaurant 2017 Winner Randy Smerik – Owner.

Chef Accursio Lota is also winner of the Best Chef in San Diego, in San Diego Magazine.

 

Dinner for Sixty May 22, 2018 at 02:41PM

The Heart of Spring dinner at Solare Ristorante – San Diego’s Best Restaurant 2017 Winner Randy Smerik – Owner.

Chef Accursio Lota is also winner of the Best Chef in San Diego, in San Diego Magazine.

 

Mount Soledad Sunset from Mount Helix May 13, 2018 at 12:38PM

I was driving around yesterday evening, and I was very close to Mount Helix about sunset time, so, I went up there and shot the evenings sunset.

I have some very good memories of a very good friend, who has since our last visit, passed away.

Like the days, and the sunsets, our lives are very short.

Enjoy them while you have them.

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The-Beating-Heart.jpg January 12, 2018 at 01:47PM

I do have a tendency to play with things that I think make pretty things.

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Life in the Garden January 11, 2018 at 03:27PM

Just a walk around the block with my iPhone.
I saw this wee beastie and he called to me.
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Sunset from Point Loma January 05, 2018 at 04:13PM

Standing beside the road, I took a couple friends from out of town for a little ride up to the old Point Loma Lighthouse. …
This is what the sunset looked like from there.

I hope we all have more beautiful sunsets in 2018!
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Gypsy lights me up. October 10, 2017 at 03:16PM

Sometimes you just have to play around with an image just because it interests you. …

Gypsy, In the living room.

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Chrysalis June 12, 2017 at 12:31PM

So, As this was a discovered chrysalis, and I am not a lepidopterist, I cannot properly identify this as the chrysalis of any specific type. …

That little ball of spiky stuff is the remains of the caterpillar skin. I will watch this and see if the adult ever emerges. With luck, I may catch some action in a little while.

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Jimsonweed Flower May 17, 2017 at 02:11PM

On a misty day at Fiesta Island, lives several examples of Datura stramonium, known by the common names jimsonweed or Devil’s snare.

This particular flower just asked to kept for a hundred thousand years. So, I took several pictures of it, and this is the one I kept.

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Caterpillar May 16, 2017 at 03:02PM

We had a little bit of rain on Fiesta Island, in San Diego Mission Bay, and on that island there was this tiny animal. I think she is beautiful.

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The Cock_DSC5609.jpg May 13, 2017 at 11:12AM

A bad-ass rooster looking to pick a fight with any unsuspecting usurpers.

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Just that, an alleyway in Escondido California.

Jorden likes Yoplait May 02, 2017 at 02:07PM

So. … Here is a cute little boy kid that likes his Yoplait, his grandma, loves his mom and his sisters, chases little dogs around, likes to kick things, and do more than his size allows. … Be careful of these little people, they hold power over you. 😉

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The Rock Swift April 29, 2017 at 02:03PM

I just love these little swifts. We used to call them Blue Bellies, because they have two blue patches on their abdomens. I believe this is a female, they are usually a little lighter in color, and the blue scales on their backs do not stand out as vibrant as they do on the males.

You can easily see, on the tail, where the tail has grown back after an old loss of a tail. The new growth on the tail has none of the blue scales, and the scales are much smaller.

***News Update*** Today, the second of May, 2017, four days after I took this picture, this very same swift was caught in a sticky fly trap that had fallen down to the patio. Lucky for this little swift, she was discovered while still alive. I slowly, and very carefully, peeled her off the trap. She was barely moving, and barely breathing. I let her rest in my hand for a few minutes, and saw her eyes start to light up. Then I placed her on a branch on a small bush in the garden. She stayed there for five minutes with her eyes darting around, barely moving, then she ran away. … Yay!

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