Snowy Egret Gliding Past A Watery Abstract

Another photos from a fine morning birding at Ballona Creek. It's been rainy in LA these last few days, less than ideal for more birding. We'll see what next week brings.

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The Ocean Cleanup Interceptor 007

It has a fancy name and there has been controversy behind The Ocean Cleanup's efforts to remove trash from the open ocean, I have to admit I love their idea of stop

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Does This Make You Seasick?

Abstracts of water are a favorite of mine. Adding motion to motion can produce interesting images.

Add in a bit of punchy processing and you might get a little seasick.

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Does This Make You Seasick?

Abstracts of water are a favorite of mine. Adding motion to motion can produce interesting images.

Add in a bit of punchy processing and you might get a little seasick.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/does-this-make-you-seasick/

Watching The Iditarod Dogs And Mushers Run Like Crazy – Gallery

Yesterday was the official restart of the Iditarod 2025.

Why a restart? Because ther

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Weird Things In The Atmosphere

Sometimes a phone is all you need when trying for an abstract.

In reality, this is a bit of a wind-blown contrail from a jet, presumably, next to the sun.

As I am slowly getting back in an artist's groove, more stuff like this interests me. It's been a long while since

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Adventures In Volunteering: What It’s Like To Donate Platelets

So you want to know what it's like to donate platelets instead of whole blood? Welcome!

If not, or if you hate needles, here's a pretty bird.

First, why do I donat

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Bhutan Waterfall Transformation: Then and Now

Description: This is a place that has changed a lot since my second visit to Bhutan in 2013.

The waterfall is located right along the main road that winds through Bhutan. I don't have reference to a name, but let me give you some con

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Eels Have A Deserved Reputation

Description: Just looking at this spotted eel makes me want to back away from my screen. You never want to get too close when you are scuba diving.

Location: Underwater

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Camero Classic

Description: Getting down to the details of a rusted out Chevy Camero.

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Thank You For Helping LA Fire Victims

I want to thank all of those who found a way to give, bit and small when I put out a request this week for a last minute run to Costco to purchase items to support CORE's efforts in LA.

Together we were able to purchased nearly $700 worth of goods yesterday that are likely already in the hands

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Volunteering: You’re Going To Hear More About It On This Blog

For the longest time, I felt weird about posting here about the volunteering that I do. It always seemed like if I spoke about the good things I do, like volunteering with various organizations or just picking up garbage on walks, it would come ac

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Mono Lake Tufas

Description: It's odd to think this geologically interesting area of California used to be a research facility ran by the US Navy.

Now the area is a California State Natural Area, set aside to protect the unique tufas that like the South shore of

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Camper Overview Video

It's time for a tour inside the Jeep Camper, previous referenced here and here.

If you don't see the video below, click here: https://youtu.be/i0WsOUbIe5k

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Mount Whitney, Up Close And Personal

Description: That's the peak of Mount Whiney, tallest point on the right at 14,505'.

I've never been up there myself although I did make an attempt. The trail to hike up, as opposed to r

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Under The 100″ Mount Wilson Telescope

Description: This one is beautiful in its abstractness. I messed with the colors a little but it was fairly monochrome to start with.

Can you guess what

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Eureka Dunes Patterns

Description: Eureka Dunes, in the Northern reaches of Death Valley National Park, is a place I plan to return to in cool months and camp. There's space, there's sand (piled 700' high) and there is not m

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Classic Half Dome And Clouds Rest In Black And White

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Impatient Long Exposure Mess-up

Description: I'm not sure why I like this mess-up. I was taking a vertical photo, or maybe it was a horizontal

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Camping With The Comet

Description: It's been a couple of weeks since my first glimpse of Comet C/2023 A3 (Ts

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