I did my usual grocery shopping this morning and saw this huge Christmas tree that was recently put up. The tree is about two stories tall and is at an outdoor mall near where I live. I decided to take a picture of it standing at the base of the tree. I felt like the […]

During my last trip to Lassen and Yosemite it rained quite a bit. It also snowed in the higher elevations, but luckily I was able to do most things before the snow closed the roads. I did a five mile hike in the rain around the south end of Yosemite. The first four miles had […]

I didn’t want to come back from this trip!!! It was so beautiful up in Lassen Volcanic National Park and Yosemite!!! I didn’t see much fall foliage up in Lassen. It may have peaked, but I did see some awesome color in Yosemite along the Big Oak Flat Road and hwy 41 between Turtleback Dome […]

Thursday nights are lecture nights at the Skylight Studios, the building across from the Annenberg Space for Photography. The lecture this last Thursday was given by Art Streiber, a commercial photographer who has shot celebrities and other works for various publications. This was definitely an entertaining and informative lecture I think anyone would enjoy. If […]

It’s almost time for me to leave for Lassen Volcanic National Park in the next few weeks. There was a little bit of snow in the area last week and there’s going to be quite a bit of rain in the following week. I’ve checked with the visitor center and most concessions will be closed, […]

Yes, it’s that time of year again when fall color hits the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Aspens should be peaking sometime over this next week at Lake Sabrina and other areas around 10,000 feet. My sister is on a road trip with my brother-in-law and niece around the Bishop, California area and they’re going to take […]

The new exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography opened this weekend. It’s called: Identity – Timothy Greenfield-Sanders The List Portraits. The exhibit is comprised of portraits of pioneers in five distinct groups: The Black List, The Latino List, The Women’s List, The Out List and The Trans List. The exhibit runs from September 24, […]

I live near an area that is really building up to be the new “in” place to go for dining, entertainment, and shopping. The Collection at Riverpark in Oxnard, California has slowly been adding new stores, restaurants and now a new comedy club called Levity Live. The calendar of talent scheduled to perform there is […]

I went to the Ventura Art and Street Painting Festival this weekend. Talk about amazing artists!!!  This was definitely an inspiring weekend. The one artist who really stood out was Willie Zin. His tribute to Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka is just incredible! The first image below was taken on the morning of Saturday, September 10th, when Willie […]

I’ve been in the planning stages for a really big trip in 2018. It will be a road trip and I’ll be visiting sixteen national parks and two national monuments in the U.S. I’ve already mapped out the trip, but need to figure out how long it’s going to take. I figure at least three […]