The lighthouse outside of Santa Cruz.

Seen on the San Francisco bay trail .

Some wildflowers are out in Wildcat Canyon , in Richmond, California. More pictures here .

This was taken from a "Scenic overlook" on I-5. I guess Caltrans has a sense of humor. Photo Friday : The Country

Read more about visiting Ano Nuevo here (including a map).

Who can tell?

Too bad its usually windblown and miserable or the miles of sandy beach would be a nice place to hang out. ( SIS : Sand)

Those are pistachio trees.

The wildflowers are starting to bloom east of Bakersfield California on Highway 58 . ( Google Map Link ) Bakersfield was nicer than I thou...

A cargo ship passes in front of Alcatraz.

Before the Obama rally. More here and from Henry Wagner !

The San Francisco Bay at dusk, what are all of those birds doing?

Photo Theme Thursday : Water

A foggy day at the beach.

I think this means is spring?

Its the year of the boar (pig) which means there were about 4882 little Asian kids dressed up as pigs. The year of the monkey will obviousl...

The lion dancers were out in force, I'm thinking of starting my own troop.

Photo Friday entry: Alone