Went to the zoo for the first time in a while. Good fun, as always.

I’ve got this mediocre shot of a rose. There’s nice detail there, but the lighting just isn’t right. But if you turn it into a black and white, everything instantly becomes more artsy. So there you go.

Today, somebody took a gun to school and killed 31 people.
There isn’t a single thing right with that sentence. It happened, though. Lucky for me, nobody I know was involved, but I feel deeply sorry for anybody who was hurt, their families and friends.
I wanted to write something about what might drive somebody to do [...]

I went on a wildflower tour on Figueroa Mountain last Saturday. It’s a pretty bad year for wildflowers and the sky didn’t cooperate, but it was still fun.

It’s hard to take a good shot of Yosemite, because the bar has been set very high. Here’s a slightly different view, and one that I quite like.

Danielle’s spring break was rapidly approaching, and we hadn’t planned anything to do yet. After spending some time on Rip Off America we ended up with reservations for 4 nights of camping in and around Yosemite National Park. Monday, April 2nd was our departure date. Despite very little slacking off, it took us all morning [...]

Better really late than never. We went on a whale watching excursion with my parents. Sadly, we didn’t find any whales. We did see a ton of dolphins as well as a huge amount of birds. The best shot of the trip features this oil rig, however.