Why I like Berkeley

Why I like Berkeley – culture, art, politics, opinions – pictures say thousands words.

I spy a “k”

I just found this delightful alphabet poster at one of my favorite blogs, hautenature. The letters are composed from the patterns on butterfly wings. Kjell Sandved actually took up photography just to capture the pristine wings all over the world for the alphabet creation.
Modern man, he says, has lost his ability to appreciate the small [...]

Breathless color

I saw these this morning and was awe struck by their intensity!

After the parade

Well we missed the Holy Ghost Parade in Half Moon Bay this morning. But the aftermatch still made for an interesting photo shoot.
To learn more about this event and see last year’s photos click here.

Sometimes you don’t see it

I was in Reno a couple of weeks ago. While up on the roof terrace of the Reno Art Museum, I saw this incredible cloud. The shape and texture of it was like nothing I had ever seen before in a cloud. I took a bunch of photos of it.  
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Later I looked though the earlier [...]

Go green for a long life

I just read this post and like the suggestions. Here is an excerpt:
There are places in the world where a concentrated number of people routinely live to 100. From the lush valleys of Ecuador to the peaceful island of Okinawa to the pristine hills of the Himalayas, these centenarian clusters all have something in common: [...]