Monthly Archives: March 2009
Arty goodness
I just happened to be wandering around town with my camera when I stumbled upon University Art Store‘s huge sidewalk sale. Now, I’m about the least artistic person ever, but I will always appreciate the loveliness of neatly arranged and colorful art supplies. They were awesome and didn’t mind me taking pictures (as the person [...]
Linemen
I was driving home from that photo session last Saturday, and doubled back to get a closer look at these guys. Neat. . .
I’m still learning
This past weekend I got to go out and take pictures of a coworker’s granddaughter at a Sacramento-area park. The weather was beautiful (breezy and a bit cold, but still lovely) and the little girl was full of life and smiles. I went to Target and got a few inexpensive fun props to play with [...]
Ladybug!
The other day after I finished taking pictures of the CDF CalFire planes, I went to get back into my truck and was distracted by movement and color in the dirt. Now, I tend to get distracted fairly easily (and those of you who know me are going, “Gee, ya THINK?”) so within a minute [...]
Ooooh, shiny
When McClellan Air Force Base was closed, the buildings on the base were sold to a corporation that turned it into McClellan Park, a huge office complex. No, seriously, it’s big–it has its own hotel and several housing complexes. Remember, this used to be an entire airbase. Anyway, one of the bigger employers there is [...]
Planes, trains, and… ok, just planes
My work is located on the former McClellan Air Force Base, a decommissioned USAF base located a handful of miles from downtown Sacramento. While the base was shuttered in 2001, McClellan Airfield is open for civilian use, and houses, among other things, planes for the California Department of Forestry, which used to go by the [...]
Late winter sunset
The days are getting longer… I love it. .
Lovely spring blossoms
By the calendar, spring starts in another week, but if you looked at the thermometer and flowering trees, you’d swear it’s been here for longer than that. Lately it seems like everything around here is in bloom, something which my allergies are none too happy about… But I do have to admit that I’m just [...]