Cherry Season in Monterrey Bay
The holiday tourists have left Santa Cruz and are likely are fighting traffic regardless of destination. I drove north and stopped at a roadside stand and picked up some organic…
Lazy Man’s Sunday Breakfast
With the #SantaCruz tourist season in full swing & my sister safely home from her visit, I have no desire to “eat out” for some time. Solution: a pitstop at…
Hearst Castle – We Were Not Invited for Dinner
We are finishing a two-week visit from Sister Number 1 at Hearst Castle – after last night’s dinner at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo (my old home). Great…
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Even with a 14 mm wide-angle lens, it is difficult to capture these magnificent Redwoods.
San Francisco Skyscrapers and my New NIKKOR Z 14-30mm
Funny how San Franciscans escape the city on the holidays. Sure, the tourists are in full bore, but tech and finance are on summer holiday. Bingo – dirt cheap hotel…
Fisherman’s Taverna in Half Moon Bay
Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay is one of the most beautiful stretches of coastal highway in the country. There are countless sandy-beach coves, many completely…
First Two Shots from my 100mm Tokina Macro Lens
Crap – the autofocus does not work with the Nikon Z7. Wonderful – I must learn how to manual focus. I can’t wait to get to the tidal pools.