SHARK 77

10/13/2009

Shore Birds

Shore birds photographed with my new 170-500mm zoom.
All from a small area where the San Luis Rey River joins the Pacific, right next to the Oceanside Marina.

Snowy Egret, against the cement on the river bank.

My bird book says black legs and yellow feet. But this one

has that yellow foot color running up its legs, behind it's backwards "knee" joint.

Black Phoebe

Spotted Sandpiper

Brown Pelican

Flip Flopping Wingless Shore Bird

9/29/2009

Beach Summer

Mission Bay Park, San Diego

Egret at San Luis Rey River near Ocean

Beach Parking Lot at Oceanside Marina

New Seat on Bike

8/04/2009

Malalai Joya

Want a different perspective on what is going on in Afghanistan? Try this link. A woman, Malalai Joya, tells some unpleasant facts about what is going on there and how corrosive the USA's actions are in that part of the world. If her facts are correct, then the USA is in deeply disturbing "Wrong Moral Position". Where our tax dollars are funding crooked war lords. Malalai Joya has a compelling story and message that should be required reading.
If interested, look for the "Big Lie of Afghanistan"

http://www.malalaijoya.com/index1024.htm

Peace

Old Dude

7/30/2009

Riding the Path

Kathy and I finally rode the San Luis Rey Bike Path. (part way)

We met up with a Mom and her two boys that had two chiuahuas in thier backpacks, enjoying the ride.

New brake pads. The original (Schwinn) were small and had hardened. The front one had a terrible squeal. The new ones are Aztec2 and are much stronger and quieter.

4/30/2009

Bicycle Meander

Building for sale in Oceanside, CA. I like the style and have daydreamed about what kind of business should be here. So far the favorites are a beach bar with the Harleys out front , or a health center where you could get healthy food and sports stuff like bicyle and kayak gear.

It has a view of the pier. And I took this photo while standing in a free public parking lot.

Just to the left of the image the street is lined with new beach homes. Two and three story. Narrow and on small lots. Rather expensive this close to the sand.

Home for sale in Carlsbad, CA. Its on a funny corner and is towered over by the mess behind it. This is a theme in the beach towns. The real estate has grown so valuable that many of the old properties are being torn down and a new "big as we can get it" home or apartment is built. In a way it is sad. To see the old homes lost forever.

These are called Traveller Palms; even though they are not Palms.
We first noticed them on Maui, they don't seem to be real common around North County.

Flowering bush at Buena Vista Lagoon.

2/21/2009

Laguna Mountains in Spring

Photos taken while driving over Laguna Mountains from San Diego to

Yuma Arizona. This peak has always seemed out of place to me. That is not like the surrounding landscape. It looks different. Sometime I would like to go up and explore it with someone that knows geology.