Raindrops on purple smoke bush (Danville, California)

Breakfast salad (Sideboard -Danville, CA)

Salad for breakfast? Hella yeah!! Baby kale, poached eggs, bacon, shaved fennel, parmesan cheese, and goddess dressing.  What’s not to love?? Still my fav at Sideboard in downtown Danville.  Yum…

Good morning bird of paradise! (Danville, CA)

First springtime in our new California home…and excited about watching our first bird of paradise open up in our backyard! 🙂

Bird of paradise – springtime Danville, California

Danville, CA sunrise – October 30, 2014

Early bird gets…this sunrise view 🙂

7am Danville, CA Nikon D7000, 50mm/1.4 lens; ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/60 sec

Blood moon lunar eclipse from Danville, CA

Amazing blood moon lunar eclipse from Danville, CA 4:50am PST. Snapped a few shots just with my Nikon D7000 and 55-200mm/5.6 lens. No tripod. ISO 12800 f/8.0 1/25

365 Project – 329: Leaving on a jet plane – iPhone (November 24, 2012)

My hubby tells me we were lucky to catch such a clear (aka no smog) shot of the San Gabriel mountains. And, I captured a not-so-proud parenting moment when daddy let Nora have these neon orange Pringles for breakfast in the airport. Bleh!!

So long blue skies and sunshine. Back to the land of grays, greens, fresh air, goretex, and galoshes. 😉

365 Project – 171: Sunset at Golden Gate Bridge (June 19, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/160, Aperture: F/16, ISO:400

This is another one of the straight out of the camera pics I took of the golden gate bridge back in April. Here are links to the others I’ve posted earlier:

• https://ameliaandaleon.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/golden-gate-bridge-from-lincoln-park/
• https://ameliaandaleon.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/365-project-100-golden-gate-bridge-april-9-2012/

See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens

365 Project – 103 : Saints Peter and Paul church at sunset – San Francisco (April 12, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/60, Aperture: F/16, ISO: 400

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365 Project – 101 : Yes, he IS drinking from a toilet! (April 10, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/60, Aperture: F/2.8 ISO: 640

This exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco was a hoot! 🙂  The sign says “The Sip of Conflict.  Why do some people enjoy this experience while others shudder in disgust?”  Of course this is clean, drinking water but, it’s interesting how you assume it’s gross just because it’s piped through a toilet.  It was funwatching people’s reactions!

See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens

365 Project – 100 : Golden Gate Bridge (April 9, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/80, Aperture: F/16 ISO: 100

We’re back home from our San Francisco Bay Area vacay and I brought back quite a few pics for my 365 Project.  I shared some golden gate pics in a previous post but, this is one of my favs taken from the lookout on the SF side,  straight out of the camera.  This is one seriously photogenic bridge! 🙂

See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens