Malibu

Spent the weekend in Malibu celebrating B's birthday as well as her three cousins. It was pretty overcast so I didn't get too many photos of the beach, but here are a couple. I'll probably post more later in the week.


The loneliness you get by the sea is personal and alive. It doesn't subdue you and make you feel abject. It's stimulating loneliness.
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The Birthday Girl

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ A.A. Milne

The Quartet

A good friend asked me to take some photos of her string quartet this weekend. It was so much fun to take these as they were rehearsing. Music to take photos by...



Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken. ~ Ludwig van Beethoven

The Praying Mantis

I was watering the flowers on my patio today and came across this guy. I think he was a little irritated that I got him wet. He kept looking at me while I was taking his picture.


If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
~ Edward O. Wilson

The Hills

It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is best from the top.
~ Arnold Bennett

Textures

I decided to start working on integrating textures with my photos. I love the effect of the different layers.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
~ Pablo Picasso

Chino Bike Ride

Went for a long bike ride on Saturday, at noon, in the hundred degree heat. Probably not the best move on my part. It was a good ride, though, and so nice to feel miles from civilization.


Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.
~ John F. Kennedy