Where are my shoes?

They are everywhere. 

Next to the bed, maybe I stepped out of them to tuck in for the night.

In front of the bed where I apparently left them as I undressed (and possible donned some other footwear). In front of the closet door. Really? Did I open the closet and choose a different pair?

A pair of sandals is understandably under my desk in the living room. I slipped them off while working there and padded around barefoot. I don't remember but I bet when my feet got cold, I went into the bedroom and slipped into something to warm my feet up again.

This is what living alone for 42 years looks like. 

New Pinhole with Extra

Madrona Marsh, Tuesday, April 14, 2026 

I think I got a good one this time. Actually, two images. That I blended to make a panorama. 

It appeals to me. 

Some Early Results from Photo Experimentation

I've been in a photo slump - not very engaged or productive. I thought I needed a change of mindset and tried a return to a long-ago interest: pinhole photography. I didn't throw all the way back to a film camera though (maybe later). Rather I started playing around with fabricating a pinhole in the body cap for one of my first Sony digital camera bodies. Soon after I graduated to a professionally machined, perfectly smooth pinhole. Thank you, Thingyfy.

Below is a little gallery of early efforts.  I'm not ready to print these but I'm moving in the right direction. 

I don't often include people in my photos but sometimes 

they bring a bit of drama to the scene. 

(Sony Nex-5, 1/3 second at ISO 1600)

I increased the saturation on this one, working to pull a little life from the dew drops. 

(Sony Nex-5, 1 second at ISO 1600)

First light at Malibu Creek State Park can be magical.

(Sony Nex-5, 1/3 second at ISO 1600)

One of our cohort became a mysterious spirit when she strode 

around my tripod and through the frame wearing a white hat.

(Sony Nex-5, 2.5 seconds at ISO 1600)

Another day and a different camera

The pinhole is sharpest in close range. 

(Sony a6000, 1/20 second at ISO 3200)

What a California day

Had a function in Burbank, so I shopped Costco and REI then headed home. Google maps took me south on Cahuenga for this view. 

A new take on Malibu Creek State Park

A foggy morning on the Grasslands Trail.

For more looks on this trail on this day, see my Flickr Album Grasslands Trail - Malibu Creek State Park

It happened again

Every year in January, these sweet, tiny hardenbergia flowers on our back fence grab my attention. 

LACMA's opening is coming

Took a walk during a dry moment and approached the LACMA construction from the south on Spaulding. Great progress since I last passed by.