Sunflower Umbrella
Galt, California 2009
Parrot
Galt, California 2009
I don’t normally look at things other than what the vendors are selling while I am shopping at the market. But yesterday, the sunflower umbrella really caught my eye. I had never seen an umbrella quite like that! Makes me want to get one for myself if I see any for sale!
As for the parrot, I saw it perched on a man’s shoulder coming towards my direction. When they passed, I looked back, and just couldn’t let the opportunity for taking pictures pass me by! So I ran after the man and asked if I could take pictures of him and the bird. He obliged and I took a few pictures. What a brightly-colored bird!
I thought I’d use some spot coloring on these two pictures so their startling colors could be emphasized. Charlene has done a fantastic job with spot coloring and I thought I’d give it a try since I already have Photoshop installed in one of my computers. I read a tutorial on how to do spot coloring, found it wasn’t difficult at all, and voilà!
Malacca, Malaysia 2009
Miss D does not like to pose for any one, and I had to to take this picture and a few others quickly, when she agreed to pose for me.
Consumnes River, California 2008
Consumnes River, California 2008
Last fall, I went canoeing with Doug, Duncan and a few other people on the Consumnes River. Doug had just bought a used canoe and thought it was time we took it out on a river.
This year, we have not taken the canoe out at all. Our friend, Rich, borrowed it last week so he could spend some time with his son-in-law and they took the canoe out to Consumnes River.
Maybe when the weather has cooled down a little bit, I would be quite open to another canoeing adventure on the Consumnes. The Consumnes River Park is a very pretty place, and besides activities on the river, there are also bird watching, and nature walks.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2009
Doesn’t that make you want to reach out and grab a piece of the durian?
The best thing about buying durians in Kuala Lumpur is that you get to ask the vendor to open up the fruit and you get to check it out before buying it. Once you are satisfied with the durian, then you pay for it.
We bought three durians and sat down to enjoy them at a table, by the road side, provided by the vendor. He even supplied us with drinking water.
Durians give me gas, but who cares! It’s not as if I can enjoy the fruit any time I want here in the US!
Pismo Beach, California 2008
Pismo Beach, California 2008
I always seem to take pictures of the same things every time I stop by at Pismo Beach. I will make sure the next time I go there to take pictures of things other than the pier and the seagulls!
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