Got lazy this year and just photographed them taking off here from Alameda. I find it amazing that a large group of people including me, would clog up the streets for 3 seconds of action.
Blue Angels 2021
Los Angeles
Went down to LA to visit Mom. Here is some random stuff.
Sea Cliff State Park
After a very long day in Santa Cruz I decided to run down to shoot a sunset.
Arlene Birthday Brunch 2021
For Arlene’s Birthday we took her to Limewood Bar & Restaurant. The duck hash was incredible.
Monterey Testing
Work brought me to Monterey, so I decided to check out Pacific Grove and put my new M6 into action, even if the sky didn’t cooperate.
Okay I couldn’t stand it, I had to do a sky replacement just on a couple of em.
Safari West 2021
We made rezzies at Safari West a number of months ago with the idea that this would be our Anniversary outing. The lack of availability meant we had to wait til September.
On the way up we took a detour to Willi’s Wine Bar for lunch. It was well worth it.
We stayed in a great tent that was quite comfortable. Of note the animals are quite loud at night and the early morning. On the photography front, the fencing/cages were my nemesis. Therefore I didn’t shoot some of the creatures.
Canon M6 II
Upgraded my M5 to a M6 mark II, out with the old…
DIY Gin
We were in San Diego this past weekend and Rhea taught me how to make gin via a kit. I choose lavender for my infusion. I can’t say the color is traditional.
Nervous Nellie
As far as we can tell there are only 3 hummers that visit our feeder. One in particular refuses to sit on the feeder perch, instead it’s in constant flight. I call her Nervous Nellie and Sandy calls her Germie, as she thinks it doesn’t like a “dirty” perch. I like Nellie because the hummer in flight looks much better in photos.
G7 Conference
I saw them gathering in the middle of the street and watched the procession of the leaders in the duck community at large as they had their annual Gaggle of 7 conference. I heard they are demanding better protection from the Night Herons eating their young. I’ll wait for the announcement in the HOA newsletter.
