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First Glimpse2471 viewsMy first glimpse of the Station Fire on the way home from work. Picture is taken by the Rose Bowl. The fire is still a ways back in the forest.
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Desert Five Spot2470 viewsThis delicate purple flower is named for the five red spots which can be seen inside the round bloom. The information I read implied that this was a rare desert flower. The very wet winter brough out quite a few of these flowers.
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Reticulation2470 viewsI couldn't get these Zebras to look at me so I had to settle for their butts. The pattern of black and white reminded me of a process in film developing called "Reticulation" where tiny cracks are formed in the films emulsion.
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New Found Friends2467 viewsLeila's new best friend is Stone, Whitney's new kitten. They love to chase each other through the house. Well . . . . Leila chases Stone but when she stops Stone goes looking for her. Here they are taking a littl "Cat Nap".
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2464 viewsOK, so now the Raccoon is posing for the camera :-)
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Quebec 12464 viewsTaken 9/30/05
Quebec 1 and Quebec 2. Those are the Radio Callsigns for the two Super Scoopers from Canada. Every year, beginning Oct 1, these 2 amazing airplanes are loaned to the Southern California area during our Fire Season. They were at the Hollywwod Burbank Airport and special permission was given to use them early to fight this fire. They fly to a nearby lake, or even the ocean, and scoop up 1000's of gallons of water which they precisely drop on the hot spots.
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Lunar Eclipse August 28, 20072462 viewsThe Moon is just beginning to emerge from the Umbra. The red glow of the eclipsed Moon can be seen as usual but I was also looking for the "Turquoise" that I had been reading about lately.

I saw it in person. It was beautiful.

I had a hard time focusing though (as you can tell).
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San Felipe Sunrise2462 viewsSun coming up over the Sea Of Cortez, taken 11/12/05, on the beach at the Las Conchas Campground South of San Felipe
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Dwarfed2459 viewsAndy's Jeep is dwarfed by the big Sand Dunes at Dumont.
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2456 viewsThis Bobcat comes around pretty often also.
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Lowe Fire 52454 viewsIn this photo, a Camp Crew can be seen working the fire along a steep ridge.
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