The most obvious sign during this transitional time is noticed in the light. Auckland doesn't have the striking seasonal changes many of you in america have. The native bush doesn’t change colour or drop its leaves. We don’t have the thrill of new leaf buds forming and opening to a Spring green and turning bold colours in Autumn. The changes are subtle but still apparent. Even though the days are still intensely hot and dry, the nights are getting cooler as the days shorten, and the sun lowers.
@janis b
Beautiful Plumeria. My ear thanks you.
I'll trade you our year round brown for your year round green.
SF is truly a beautiful and vibrant city.
Here's a flower for your ear ...
Changing seasonal light in black and white ...
The most obvious sign during this transitional time is noticed in the light. Auckland doesn't have the striking seasonal changes many of you in america have. The native bush doesn’t change colour or drop its leaves. We don’t have the thrill of new leaf buds forming and opening to a Spring green and turning bold colours in Autumn. The changes are subtle but still apparent. Even though the days are still intensely hot and dry, the nights are getting cooler as the days shorten, and the sun lowers.
Be well and enjoy everyone.
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even if you can grow Plumeria more easily there ; ). Here, in the South Pacific they are known as Frangipani, though I still always think of them as Plumeria.
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Beautiful Plumeria. My ear thanks you.
I'll trade you our year round brown for your year round green.
The most obvious sign during this transitional time is noticed in the light. Auckland doesn't have the striking seasonal changes many of you in america have. The native bush doesn’t change colour or drop its leaves. We don’t have the thrill of new leaf buds forming and opening to a Spring green and turning bold colours in Autumn. The changes are subtle but still apparent. Even though the days are still intensely hot and dry, the nights are getting cooler as the days shorten, and the sun lowers.
Be well and enjoy everyone.
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Very nice pixels Janis. The black and white is neat. Nice contrast with the bright spot. Wish I could smell that Plumeria. My wife and I gave a big one away when we left L.A. A wonderful scent to waft into the house.
SF is truly a beautiful and vibrant city.
Here's a flower for your ear ...
Changing seasonal light in black and white ...
The most obvious sign during this transitional time is noticed in the light. Auckland doesn't have the striking seasonal changes many of you in america have. The native bush doesn’t change colour or drop its leaves. We don’t have the thrill of new leaf buds forming and opening to a Spring green and turning bold colours in Autumn. The changes are subtle but still apparent. Even though the days are still intensely hot and dry, the nights are getting cooler as the days shorten, and the sun lowers.
Be well and enjoy everyone.
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They had just finished building the new water-front stadium.
We were berthed at the Municipal Marina. On the land side,
The Pickled Ginger was a favorite dinner haunt.
Staffed by ex-cons in a work release / job development program.
Excellent service. Also a great little breakfast joint at the head of
the docks. Best sourdough toast ever!
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I was born and grew up on the south end of the peninsula. When did you live there?
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Lots more miles north of SF. I went up north up by Eureka to escape the heat of the Central Valley and it too was having a heatwave. Big bummer. But boy were the sunsets incredible! I had just gotten my 1st digital camera and went nuts taking pictures cuz I didn’t have to pay for developing them. On film I’d get maybe 5 pictures that were worth saving. Not anymore.
900 miles East of SF in the Uinta mountains. My favorite place there is Xmas meadows.
Thanks for the pictures that reminds me of when I could spend the day over there. Fun place to visit. I wouldn’t care to live there tho cuz it’s so noisy.
The Uinta mountains look perfectly quiet and christmasy.
90 miles East of San Fran.
90 minutes north of SF.
Lots more miles north of SF. I went up north up by Eureka to escape the heat of the Central Valley and it too was having a heatwave. Big bummer. But boy were the sunsets incredible! I had just gotten my 1st digital camera and went nuts taking pictures cuz I didn’t have to pay for developing them. On film I’d get maybe 5 pictures that were worth saving. Not anymore.
900 miles East of SF in the Uinta mountains. My favorite place there is Xmas meadows.
Thanks for the pictures that reminds me of when I could spend the day over there. Fun place to visit. I wouldn’t care to live there tho cuz it’s so noisy.
It’s one of my favorite pictures from the area. High in the hills and hopefully I’m going back up there this summer. There is a spot by the river that Sam will love.
sunset too. The meadow is a very great study, but no doubt a bit cool to hang out in.
be well and have a good one
90 miles East of San Fran.
90 minutes north of SF.
Lots more miles north of SF. I went up north up by Eureka to escape the heat of the Central Valley and it too was having a heatwave. Big bummer. But boy were the sunsets incredible! I had just gotten my 1st digital camera and went nuts taking pictures cuz I didn’t have to pay for developing them. On film I’d get maybe 5 pictures that were worth saving. Not anymore.
900 miles East of SF in the Uinta mountains. My favorite place there is Xmas meadows.
Thanks for the pictures that reminds me of when I could spend the day over there. Fun place to visit. I wouldn’t care to live there tho cuz it’s so noisy.
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Tule fog. I couldn’t believe how much it moved the 1st time I saw it. Dense too. Some times I could barely see the hood of my car when driving. I’m sure that you are familiar with it too. I was wondering if the drought affected it much or will it continue because of all the canals in the area? But it’s great for photos.
The sunset is from Patrick's point just outside Eureka. Have you been there? The redwoods! Love to get back there too.
tent camped there once as I recall. Wonderful place though the climate is a bit much. Eureka has a great birding festival which I've never made it to, maybe someday.
Here's the sun from McKerricher down near Cleone/Ft Bragg.
I've got a whole series from the Heritage House in Mendo, sample
And Monterey, etc. The whole damn coast is just something else for sunsets.
Tule fog. I couldn’t believe how much it moved the 1st time I saw it. Dense too. Some times I could barely see the hood of my car when driving. I’m sure that you are familiar with it too. I was wondering if the drought affected it much or will it continue because of all the canals in the area? But it’s great for photos.
The sunset is from Patrick's point just outside Eureka. Have you been there? The redwoods! Love to get back there too.
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The whole damn coast is great for sunsets. Have you been to Wrights beach just 6 miles north of Bodega Bay? That’s were I spent many weekends trying to find my mind after I lost it. Th only thing separating you from the beach is a e rail wooden fence so not much really. Back then I could stay in the parking lot for $5 a night and I was usually the only one there. Heaven. Here’s one when the wind was blowing off the shore instead of in.
I hope you can see the wind blowing the spray back over the waves. I was there during a high wave storm and boy that was loud. And incredible.
tent camped there once as I recall. Wonderful place though the climate is a bit much. Eureka has a great birding festival which I've never made it to, maybe someday.
Here's the sun from McKerricher down near Cleone/Ft Bragg.
I've got a whole series from the Heritage House in Mendo, sample
And Monterey, etc. The whole damn coast is just something else for sunsets.
The whole damn coast is great for sunsets. Have you been to Wrights beach just 6 miles north of Bodega Bay? That’s were I spent many weekends trying to find my mind after I lost it. Th only thing separating you from the beach is a e rail wooden fence so not much really. Back then I could stay in the parking lot for $5 a night and I was usually the only one there. Heaven. Here’s one when the wind was blowing off the shore instead of in.
I hope you can see the wind blowing the spray back over the waves. I was there during a high wave storm and boy that was loud. And incredible.
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Love the tree in the fog.
With it's low cost of use and it's instant feedback the digital camera was a great advancement for photography.
90 miles East of San Fran.
90 minutes north of SF.
Lots more miles north of SF. I went up north up by Eureka to escape the heat of the Central Valley and it too was having a heatwave. Big bummer. But boy were the sunsets incredible! I had just gotten my 1st digital camera and went nuts taking pictures cuz I didn’t have to pay for developing them. On film I’d get maybe 5 pictures that were worth saving. Not anymore.
900 miles East of SF in the Uinta mountains. My favorite place there is Xmas meadows.
Thanks for the pictures that reminds me of when I could spend the day over there. Fun place to visit. I wouldn’t care to live there tho cuz it’s so noisy.
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great pics SD! Beautiful. Very nice. Love that Aspen bark.
90 miles East of San Fran.
90 minutes north of SF.
Lots more miles north of SF. I went up north up by Eureka to escape the heat of the Central Valley and it too was having a heatwave. Big bummer. But boy were the sunsets incredible! I had just gotten my 1st digital camera and went nuts taking pictures cuz I didn’t have to pay for developing them. On film I’d get maybe 5 pictures that were worth saving. Not anymore.
900 miles East of SF in the Uinta mountains. My favorite place there is Xmas meadows.
Thanks for the pictures that reminds me of when I could spend the day over there. Fun place to visit. I wouldn’t care to live there tho cuz it’s so noisy.
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...with the exception of the last one, it's just things I have that put me in mind of it (and that doesn't really apply to the 2nd-to-last one - Silicon Valley is apparently world-famous for its distinctive fog, but I never saw lighting there).
I know the video doesn't work here, but does the YouTube link not work either?
#6.1 ...with the exception of the last one, it's just things I have that put me in mind of it (and that doesn't really apply to the 2nd-to-last one - Silicon Valley is apparently world-famous for its distinctive fog, but I never saw lighting there).
I know the video doesn't work here, but does the YouTube link not work either?
humor. I assume that the next to last one is a firenado? Definitely looks awesome, whatever it is.
be well and have a good one.
...if you're ever in San Jose, be sure to visit the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum!
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I think they are called pyroclastic cells when they do that. They are fire formed from the heat rising, and often full of lightning due to high particulates.
humor. I assume that the next to last one is a firenado? Definitely looks awesome, whatever it is.
be well and have a good one.
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#6.2 I think they are called pyroclastic cells when they do that. They are fire formed from the heat rising, and often full of lightning due to high particulates.
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#6.2 I think they are called pyroclastic cells when they do that. They are fire formed from the heat rising, and often full of lightning due to high particulates.
@The Liberal Moonbat
Good stuff.
I've been to the Rosicrusian twice. Really cool place for ancient Egyptian history. Another interesting visit in San Jose is the Winchester Mystery House.
...if you're ever in San Jose, be sure to visit the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum!
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@Socialprogressive
I grew up taking that place for granted; it's so easy to not realize what an obscure gem it is to most people (then again, those almost seem to be my stock-in-trade).
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Good stuff.
I've been to the Rosicrusian twice. Really cool place for ancient Egyptian history. Another interesting visit in San Jose is the Winchester Mystery House.
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first 4 are far less crowded than I recall ever seeing it however.
be well and have a good one
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I took these on Black Friday a few years ago. The city was busy, but not as much as I thought it would be for the biggest shopping day of the year.
first 4 are far less crowded than I recall ever seeing it however.
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I took these on Black Friday a few years ago. The city was busy, but not as much as I thought it would be for the biggest shopping day of the year.
Bay Area. It's from one of three webcams, this one facing North/East (toward the hills) from the top of the Cal Campanile. But, you do get great views of the Bay and the city at night from the one facing South/West if you go grab that You Tube feed.
This one is cool because a cooper's hawk suddenly blasts through the frame, even though it is out in the open and in the territory of a mated, nesting pair of peregrines, one of which (Annie) is otherwise the focus of the shot.
You can get access to all 3 cams history and live feeds via calfalcons.berkeley.edu or by going to you tube and entering calfalcons in the you tube search box.
Here's the South/West live feed
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What a solid home base the Coopers Hawk has. Thanks for posting.
Bay Area. It's from one of three webcams, this one facing North/East (toward the hills) from the top of the Cal Campanile. But, you do get great views of the Bay and the city at night from the one facing South/West if you go grab that You Tube feed.
This one is cool because a cooper's hawk suddenly blasts through the frame, even though it is out in the open and in the territory of a mated, nesting pair of peregrines, one of which (Annie) is otherwise the focus of the shot.
You can get access to all 3 cams history and live feeds via calfalcons.berkeley.edu or by going to you tube and entering calfalcons in the you tube search box.
The falcons are nesting in the Campanile, and the Coop was kind of playing with fire because they'd be quite happy to eat him. That was the female sitting there and when she dove off she was probably going off to make sure he kept his distance.
What a solid home base the Coopers Hawk has. Thanks for posting.
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The falcons are nesting in the Campanile, and the Coop was kind of playing with fire because they'd be quite happy to eat him. That was the female sitting there and when she dove off she was probably going off to make sure he kept his distance.
@enhydra lutris
and live stream feed, EL.
The view of the bay from the Berkley Hills is beautiful day or night.
Bay Area. It's from one of three webcams, this one facing North/East (toward the hills) from the top of the Cal Campanile. But, you do get great views of the Bay and the city at night from the one facing South/West if you go grab that You Tube feed.
This one is cool because a cooper's hawk suddenly blasts through the frame, even though it is out in the open and in the territory of a mated, nesting pair of peregrines, one of which (Annie) is otherwise the focus of the shot.
You can get access to all 3 cams history and live feeds via calfalcons.berkeley.edu or by going to you tube and entering calfalcons in the you tube search box.
Here's the South/West live feed
be well and have a good one
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Hate the useless suicide barrier they've added to it.
If somebody wants to dive I say let them. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on barriers, spend hundreds of millions on mental health care.
Nope. No grift in that.
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I agree, money spent on mental health would be much better, but there would still be grifters.
Hate the useless suicide barrier they've added to it.
If somebody wants to dive I say let them. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on barriers, spend hundreds of millions on mental health care.
Nope. No grift in that.
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Hate the useless suicide barrier they've added to it.
If somebody wants to dive I say let them. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on barriers, spend hundreds of millions on mental health care.
Nope. No grift in that.
@Pricknick@Socialprogressive
An anti-suicide net is crude and perhaps even cynical, but depending on who's trying to accomplish what, it may well be more reliable.
Any time I hear/read someone say "solve the problem by throwing money at mental healthcare", I have to think, 'have you seen mental healthcare from the inside? Even when money's not an obstacle, it's not very effective.'
There are those who believe mental healthcare is itself a "grift" (or worse), and while I wouldn't go that far...it's been a (maybe even the) staple of my life since I was 7, and I understand why some would reach that conclusion.
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I agree, money spent on mental health would be much better, but there would still be grifters.
Hate the useless suicide barrier they've added to it.
If somebody wants to dive I say let them. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on barriers, spend hundreds of millions on mental health care.
Nope. No grift in that.
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GREAT phrisco photos SP! Beautiful work man. Awesome shots.
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Nice photos and a welcome diversion from the depressing
world events.
Thank you, Humphrey.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that saner heads will prevail before things go really sideways.
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Hi Social
SF is truly a beautiful and vibrant city.
Here's a flower for your ear ...
Changing seasonal light in black and white ...
The most obvious sign during this transitional time is noticed in the light. Auckland doesn't have the striking seasonal changes many of you in america have. The native bush doesn’t change colour or drop its leaves. We don’t have the thrill of new leaf buds forming and opening to a Spring green and turning bold colours in Autumn. The changes are subtle but still apparent. Even though the days are still intensely hot and dry, the nights are getting cooler as the days shorten, and the sun lowers.
Be well and enjoy everyone.
Hi, Janis
Beautiful Plumeria. My ear thanks you.
I'll trade you our year round brown for your year round green.
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Sorry Social, no deal,
even if you can grow Plumeria more easily there ; ). Here, in the South Pacific they are known as Frangipani, though I still always think of them as Plumeria.
Good evening Janis, fantastic colors and fantastic shades
of grey. Thanks for posting them.
be well and have a good one
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great pics Janis!
Very nice pixels Janis. The black and white is neat. Nice contrast with the bright spot. Wish I could smell that Plumeria. My wife and I gave a big one away when we left L.A. A wonderful scent to waft into the house.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Great shots of SF
Kept a boat there in your third to last photo.
Worked all the time, so didn't see much of the sights
but the bay is beautiful.
Thanks for the memories
Thank you, QMS
I was born and grew up on the south end of the peninsula. When did you live there?
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I forget the year, late 90's?
They had just finished building the new water-front stadium.
We were berthed at the Municipal Marina. On the land side,
The Pickled Ginger was a favorite dinner haunt.
Staffed by ex-cons in a work release / job development program.
Excellent service. Also a great little breakfast joint at the head of
the docks. Best sourdough toast ever!
Foggy Christmas market...
in Einstein's birth place, Ulm Germany.
The world's tallest church tower
At the Christmas market 2008
Definitely a foggy city evening...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Hi Bollox
As far as I know, church steeples are mostly in the fog in Bavaria ; )
Correction
Apologies Lookout, and thanks.
Hi, Lookout.
A very foggy day in Ulm. One of these days I should go visit Germany. Specially since I'm half German (moms side).
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Hola LO, great foggy shots, thanks.
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Foggy you say
90 miles East of San Fran.
90 minutes north of SF.
Lots more miles north of SF. I went up north up by Eureka to escape the heat of the Central Valley and it too was having a heatwave. Big bummer. But boy were the sunsets incredible! I had just gotten my 1st digital camera and went nuts taking pictures cuz I didn’t have to pay for developing them. On film I’d get maybe 5 pictures that were worth saving. Not anymore.
900 miles East of SF in the Uinta mountains. My favorite place there is Xmas meadows.
Thanks for the pictures that reminds me of when I could spend the day over there. Fun place to visit. I wouldn’t care to live there tho cuz it’s so noisy.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
Hi snoopy
The Uinta mountains look perfectly quiet and christmasy.
In person it can pass for a painting
It’s one of my favorite pictures from the area. High in the hills and hopefully I’m going back up there this summer. There is a spot by the river that Sam will love.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
Hi Snoops. Looks like tule fog to me. Great coastal
sunset too. The meadow is a very great study, but no doubt a bit cool to hang out in.
be well and have a good one
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Correct
Tule fog. I couldn’t believe how much it moved the 1st time I saw it. Dense too. Some times I could barely see the hood of my car when driving. I’m sure that you are familiar with it too. I was wondering if the drought affected it much or will it continue because of all the canals in the area? But it’s great for photos.
The sunset is from Patrick's point just outside Eureka. Have you been there? The redwoods! Love to get back there too.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
Yeah been to Patrick's Point a few times,
tent camped there once as I recall. Wonderful place though the climate is a bit much. Eureka has a great birding festival which I've never made it to, maybe someday.
Here's the sun from McKerricher down near Cleone/Ft Bragg.
I've got a whole series from the Heritage House in Mendo, sample
And Monterey, etc. The whole damn coast is just something else for sunsets.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Absolutely
The whole damn coast is great for sunsets. Have you been to Wrights beach just 6 miles north of Bodega Bay? That’s were I spent many weekends trying to find my mind after I lost it. Th only thing separating you from the beach is a e rail wooden fence so not much really. Back then I could stay in the parking lot for $5 a night and I was usually the only one there. Heaven. Here’s one when the wind was blowing off the shore instead of in.
I hope you can see the wind blowing the spray back over the waves. I was there during a high wave storm and boy that was loud. And incredible.
Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?
Yeah, there and some others not too far away. I see that
spray and it reminds me of Ocean Beach (the one in San Diego) during a Santa Ana, something I saw often in my youth.
be well and have a good one
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Hi, Snoopy
Love the tree in the fog.
With it's low cost of use and it's instant feedback the digital camera was a great advancement for photography.
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nice shots SD!
great pics SD! Beautiful. Very nice. Love that Aspen bark.
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God, I miss Silicon Valley...
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Hi Moonbat
Except for the sushi and floating jellyfish in the tank, SF looks intimidatingly dystopian.
What is the title of the video, as it was unavailable here?
None of it's really from there, AFAIK...
...with the exception of the last one, it's just things I have that put me in mind of it (and that doesn't really apply to the 2nd-to-last one - Silicon Valley is apparently world-famous for its distinctive fog, but I never saw lighting there).
I know the video doesn't work here, but does the YouTube link not work either?
Here's a less-good version:
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
Thanks for this version Moonbat n/t
Good evening Moonbat. Wonderful pictures and
humor. I assume that the next to last one is a firenado? Definitely looks awesome, whatever it is.
be well and have a good one.
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pyroclastic?
I think they are called pyroclastic cells when they do that. They are fire formed from the heat rising, and often full of lightning due to high particulates.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Sounds right, thanks.
be well and have a good one
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Personally...
...I just call that one "Azathoth".
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=azathoth&t=chromentp&atb=v1-1&iax=images&ia=im...
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Hi, Moonbat
Good stuff.
I've been to the Rosicrusian twice. Really cool place for ancient Egyptian history. Another interesting visit in San Jose is the Winchester Mystery House.
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Oh, heavens yes!
I grew up taking that place for granted; it's so easy to not realize what an obscure gem it is to most people (then again, those almost seem to be my stock-in-trade).
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
Good evening Social, great photos. The
first 4 are far less crowded than I recall ever seeing it however.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Hi, EL
I took these on Black Friday a few years ago. The city was busy, but not as much as I thought it would be for the biggest shopping day of the year.
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What a surprise
Thanks for the context.
OK, this isn't a photo, it's a video, but it's in the
Bay Area. It's from one of three webcams, this one facing North/East (toward the hills) from the top of the Cal Campanile. But, you do get great views of the Bay and the city at night from the one facing South/West if you go grab that You Tube feed.
This one is cool because a cooper's hawk suddenly blasts through the frame, even though it is out in the open and in the territory of a mated, nesting pair of peregrines, one of which (Annie) is otherwise the focus of the shot.
You can get access to all 3 cams history and live feeds via calfalcons.berkeley.edu or by going to you tube and entering calfalcons in the you tube search box.
Here's the South/West live feed
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Hi el
What a solid home base the Coopers Hawk has. Thanks for posting.
Actually, the Coop lives in those trees out behind.
The falcons are nesting in the Campanile, and the Coop was kind of playing with fire because they'd be quite happy to eat him. That was the female sitting there and when she dove off she was probably going off to make sure he kept his distance.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Okay el
So it's a safe place away from home. Thanks for the clarification.
Thanks for the video
and live stream feed, EL.
The view of the bay from the Berkley Hills is beautiful day or night.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Love the Golden Gate.
Hate the useless suicide barrier they've added to it.
If somebody wants to dive I say let them. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on barriers, spend hundreds of millions on mental health care.
Nope. No grift in that.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
Evening, Pricknick
I agree, money spent on mental health would be much better, but there would still be grifters.
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Yes n/t
Honestly?
An anti-suicide net is crude and perhaps even cynical, but depending on who's trying to accomplish what, it may well be more reliable.
Any time I hear/read someone say "solve the problem by throwing money at mental healthcare", I have to think, 'have you seen mental healthcare from the inside? Even when money's not an obstacle, it's not very effective.'
There are those who believe mental healthcare is itself a "grift" (or worse), and while I wouldn't go that far...it's been a (maybe even the) staple of my life since I was 7, and I understand why some would reach that conclusion.
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
hi pixelators
GREAT phrisco photos SP! Beautiful work man. Awesome shots.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Thank you, dystopian
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Rec'd!!
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.