Happy New Year

I wish you all a happy, healthy and bright 

New Year in 2012

 

Don't give up on me ...

Blame it on the holidays ... lots of photos and no time to "process" them.  I did like this one, though, it seemed appropriate for the blog at this point.  I will be "right back" ... don't give up.  (This photo was shot in Spanish Village (San Diego)  during a meet-up with Carol Leigh and Chris Smith from Photo Explorations.)

Salton Sea CA

A week ago I was in Borrego Springs CA, did a "tour" of Salton Sea with Paul Johnson (through the  Anza-Borrego Foundation).   I'm still sorting through my photos, but wanted to post these from the final stop of our day:  Salvation Mountain.   I had been there 12+ years ago and missed meeting Leonard.  This trip he was there, so in addition to taking photos, I was able to meet the man who built the mountain.  

I hope you'll have some time to follow the link & read a bit about his story.

Inside the "balloon"  He used tree trunks, tree limbs, and he said a telephone
pole!   All put in place by Leonard, with the help of pulleys. 

Snow at the SD Zoo

The forecast yesterday in San Diego was for a cold, but sunny day.   The San Diego Zoo had a different forecast, SNOW for the pandas!     Couldn't resist a photo opportunity like this one!  The pandas enjoyed their gift of snow and the bamboo Christmas tree  ;-)








While there I spent some time with the flamingos, the young ones are so beautiful as their plumage changes.