Around the Block

It's been almost a month since I've gone out shooting. Haven't had the energy, felt the desire, it's been too hot, life has gotten in the way. Since heat wasn't an issue today, I made myself go out for a walk after work with my iPhone in hand.

I wasn't hopeful that I would find much to photograph, but...

an amazing thing always happen when you head out at the golden hour on foot with a camera in hand.

The ordinary becomes...

extra-ordinary.

Before I knew it, an hour had passed.

 and I felt exhilarated and alive again.

 I forgot that there is beauty all around,

even in our little neighborhood park.

It may not be Italy,

Boston,

 or found anyway on a top 50 list of places you must travel to before you die,

but if you get out and walk around your block, you just might be surprised.

On the Hunt

It's been a while since I've gone out with my camera, but I feel the hunt coming on.

Feeling Like Friday

It was a good day. Productive at work and got enough done that I could log off at precisely 4:04pm and not feel guilty. My Picture B&W class assignment was to take architectural photographs. Since I couldn't "see" the last assignment, I was determined to not let this one slide by.

First stop, Brea...

Yes, I went a little crazy.

Okay, not quite right. None of the pictures really fit the bill, but I liked them anyway.

Next up, Fullerton....

Bettah!

Then continued on to Santa Ana. Didn't get many shots and still not quite right, but I'm definitely going back. Next time though, I need to bring change so I can park for longer than 16 minutes.

On the drive home...

And the best shot of the day...

Fabulous Friday

I just noticed today that the spine of this book commanded me to write...everyday...I plan to!

After working, once again, in my pajamas all day, I got dressed and headed out on a mission to see the world. I first stopped at a park in Brea.

It turned out not to be as interesting of a park as I hoped it would be.

I wandered around a bit, enjoying the sunshine.

I decided to drive to Fullerton. On the way, I noticed another area to walk around.

I walked around the trails for a little while trying to get a good shot of the oil pumps.

I thought this sign was funny. What exactly is a dog nuisance? And who does the removing?

As I got in my car, I saw the sun flare calling out to me. So I captured it.

I continued on my way to Fullerton, thinking about 12 more years and what I was going to do with that, wondering if I'm right to believe that I really have that when I saw a prism in the sky. God's promise to me. I pulled over to take a picture of it, wondering how many others even noticed it.

I wanted to cry. Instead I got back in my car and continued to Fullerton.

I ended up at the train station. It was so wonderful. There were people out there waiting for trains. A Metrolink was just pulling up as I walked to the station. There were a group of Amish people waiting for a train. I wanted so badly to take a picture of them, but I couldn't do that. I did hover around, waiting for a chance, but it never came. I seriously thought they knew what I was thinking even though I acted as casual as I could. I loved the activity at the station. The fact that you could walk pretty much anywhere unimpeded, without security, like it used to be when I was little and we would fly. Those days are long gone when it comes to air travel. It was lovely to experience it at the train station.