Photo captured during sunset at the Vista Point near the Berry Summit along California Highway 299 via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens about 10 miles west of the census designated place of Willow Creek. Humboldt County. Mid November 2013.

Photo of Big Lagoon looking west (where the Pacific Ocean and lagoon are separated by a thin strip of land) captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Late December 2013.

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured via the HDR method of photography in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late January 2013.

#234 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured from Del Norte County Road D8 in the town of Klamath. Del Norte County. Early March 2013.

Photo of Luffenholtz Beach captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens and in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County. Late October 2013.

Photo captured via the HDR method of photography along the North Coast in Humboldt County in Trinidad. Late November 2012.

Photo captured from Clam Beach County Park. Humboldt County. Late March 2013.

Photo captured on U.S. Highway 97 near Macdoel in Far Northern California. Siskiyou County. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.

#268 of the 365day challenge

Photo of the vast El Sur Ranch captured on the Old Coast Road with a view of Highway 1, the Cabrillo Highway, in the distance in Big Sur. Monterey County. Mid April 2013.

Photo captured along the beach at Ma-Le'L Dunes in the census-designated place of Manila. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo of the nighttime sky captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens from the Marin Headlands. Marin County. Late October 2013.

I'm listening to you my sibling from milk planet

FGR and Selfreflection groups

More of me, Craig

Photo of Wedding Rock captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens at Patricks Point State Park. Humboldt County. On the last day of September 2013.

Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens near a cattle ranch and alongside Old Samoa Road in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.

#231 of the 365day challenge.

Not long ago a Flickr friend posted a marvelous close-up straight-on picture of this eyeball painted along a busy two-lane curvy road near Mt. Diablo in northern California.

I HAD to know where it is! I HAD to find it! Well, as you can see, it found me! Spotted along a curvy two-lane busy road while hubby drove 20 mph (we thought we'd get shot for that!) and CharsShots rode "shotgun" and nabbed the eyeball.

#236 of the 365day challenge.

Photo of a dairy farm captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens in Mckinleyville. Late December 2013.

#246 of the 365day challenge.

Daisy, Jen and I found this reflective dome in the trash last week. This week it is in Daisy's garden.

Self-portraying in Gytheio, Greece

#264 of the 365day challenge

As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured from McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County. Northern California. Late March 2013.

Dichotomy [di·chot·o·my]

Self portrait with an old Polaroid Land Camera on Type 664.

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Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens along Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, before it sharply turns inland and terminates at Junction U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Rockport. Mendocino County. Mid November 2013.

Photo captured along the beach at Ma-Le'L Dunes in the census-designated place of Manila. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310 at post-mile marker 0.71. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.

#254 of the 365day challenge

#237 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured alongside U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, at post-mile marker 8.15. Mendocino County. Late May 2013.

Humble flowers project

Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens along Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, before it sharply turns inland and terminates at Junction U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Rockport. Mendocino County. Mid November 2013.

Taken shooting into the "infamous" Sheffield Steel Balls that are outside the Winter Gardens. I am looking down into the camera display here.

Adyashanti, Falling into Grace, paraphrased quotes, www.Built4Love.com

#296 of the 365day challenge

-i often wonder what my twin brother would look like if i had one! (i am an only child) see the natural version of this pic here=

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Every day in Austin without my family is bittersweet, but spending Father's Day apart from them saw me at my worst so far.

I'm determined to make this work, but I can't pretend that the circumstances separating me from the girls don't make it difficult. It's hard to remember that opportunity isn't always an open door. Sometimes you have to kick it in.

Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f4.5 lens along the El Sur Ranch property in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late October 2013.

Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens near sunset at Sunset Beach at Sunset Bay State Park just outside the unincorporated community of Charleston on Coos Bay. Coos County. State of Oregon. Late October 2013.

Photo of the dramatic Santa Lucia Mountain Range captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f4.5 lens at Garrapata State Park in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late October 2013.

Mirror, Mirror on the wall. Who's the coolest Fugger around. (Somehow I don't think I'm gonna be happy with the answer.)

FGR for the day was "Self Reflection. What do you see when you look in the mirror?

right after a matrix energetics seminar intro! jaZZed and spaRked.

#247 of the 365day challenge.

I'm not a huge fan of self-portraits, but while browsing some old photographs, I've came across this one. It was taken around February 2007, when I was experimenting a bit with a Zenit 11. It's quite the classic shot, I've seen dozens of these on Flickr, yet they're always interesting - it's the same scene, but a different person or camera.

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Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?

Can the child within my heart rise above?

And can I sail through the changing ocean tides

Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Oh oh I don't know, oh I don't know

Yes I'm getting older too

~Stevie Nicks

I was listening to this beautiful song today and I started thinking about my life and remembered this old photo. I originally shot it on June 8, 2010 - the 21st anniversary of my high school graduation. Stevie Nicks was specifically talking about a lost love when she wrote the song, but I think the lyrics really apply to all the life changes that we go through. I remember it almost like it was yesterday, but that person I'm remembering isn't me. I barely remember who I was. Who I was supposed to be. Who I could have been. Look at me now. For better or worse, this is who I am. Who will I be in another 21 years? Can I handle the seasons of my life? I don't know.