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Category: Out and About

  • More Tools. Sandscaping

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    Here’s a clever ‘tool’: Drink Holder, Zelda’s Restaurant, Capitola, CA Another CAT at the beach… …sandscaping the river channel back to it’s summer location. We learned that it’s an annual move. Your guess? Something to do with the channel move Seagulls and summer homes Freshening up for summer

  • More Macro

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    The macro lens practice continues….

  • Drips and Drools

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    A favorite piece in the permanent collection of the San Jose Museum of Art is a 3D fiberglass S form with parts of a face shown in a looping video. After visiting the Jun Kaneko ceramic’s exhibit (huge pieces!), Doris Fischer-Colbrie, Kathleen Gordon and myself took seats at the Prints of Andy Warhol audience participation…

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium

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    Creatures in residence at the Monterey Bay Aquarium    Wolf Eel Octopus emphasizing the “no flash” policy for photographers Powerful and graceful hammer head in the Outer Bay exhibit Nudibranch I tried to take photos of the Leafy Sea Dragons; either the creatures moved too much, or the tank distorted the image. Here’s a link…

  • The Secret Lives of Seahorses

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    Monterey Bay Aquarium’s latest exhibit is The Secret Lives of Seahorses. Having seen only a few seahorses in their natural habitats, we knew we’d enjoying seeing more at the aquarium. The sea dragons and pipefish are something we still want to see diving…. 

  • Dunes Reforming

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    Driving down Highway 1 on one of the windiest days of the year, we were able to see the changes in the dunes as they happened. The town where the pictures were taken is appropriately named Sand City.

  • Sharing Textures

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    The local metal clay guild held a texture swap last weekend. Attendees brought different found, created, or purchased objects to share. The offerings ranged from fabric to carved polymer clay molds to a piece of cauliflower to a piece of worm eaten wood from an apple tree in someone’s yard. Those worms are quite the…

  • Valentino, Tiffany, Fabergé, and Lalique

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    I had a very enjoyable day recently admiring other peoples artwork. First was Valentino: The Last Emperor this is a *great* movie and the producer/director was at the showing to answer questions. With an initial limited release, the movie is playing in 25 cities. During the Q&A , journalist turned indie movie producer/director Matt Tyrnauer told…

  • Humpback Whales: Breaching and Singing

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    The picture of a humpback whale breaching was taken on a recent trip to a dive site. The underwater video from on one of our dives allows you hear the whale singing. We were underwater when this underwater earthquake hit. The quake was very loud underwater and reverberated unlike anything we’d heard and felt before.…

  • Time Management

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    What does one do when waiting for a plane? Relaxing on the beach after a long snorkeling session seems like a great way to spend the time.