What I am loving about the G7 is I can throw it over my shoulder and carry it even when I go for my walk. Sometimes I am at the park rather late, and a couple of nights ago I couldn't resist this low-light shot because the sky was so beautiful.

It was a lovely, peaceful time at the park that evening, and I particularly enjoyed the people-watching. There are always two or three soccer games in motion, and I usually see a few people barbecuing and mothers (sometimes fathers) walking with very small children. The night I took this shot was a a wonderful example of the warm feelings of family that sometimes dominate the space. The day's heat was behind us, and my mile-and-an-1/8, twice around the perimeter, seemed short that evening.

Trees, Trees, and More Trees

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We just returned from a few days in the Eastern Sierras, and I haven't yet gotten into photo processing. In the meantime, this shot has been in the files for a long time, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to continue this "cooling trend".

More Cool Greens and Blues

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Here is another shot from the G7.

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This tree is in an area where I never grow tired of shooting and the trees there are wonderful year-around—leaves or not.

Cool and Green

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Browsing through files from Kern River country makes me start thinking about when we might be able to spend some time there. Especially on a day like today with the high temps here, I think how lovely it would be to relax by the Kern. Maybe sometime in early fall? Hmmmm. Jim, we have to talk.

Tonight, I found this tip at http://dailyphototips.blogspot.com/ to pass on to you. Personally, I have never bought CF cards on Ebay. but, for those of you who might think of shopping there. Here is some valuable advice. Buyer, beware, indeed.

Cleaning Digital Closets

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From yet another box in the bottom one of the closets.

Rummaging

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Each of the external drives lined up on my desk contains a somewhat orderly collection of files—all sorted and labeled in what seemed at the time to be a quite logical hierarchy of file storage. However, with the passage of time, my system (even basic philosophy) of organization has shifted multiple times. Fitting all those folders and files into the new system continues. The image above is another from that crowded and rather messy “closet” I have been rummaging around in lately.

The Day After

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I hope you will enjoy this latest image from the "Outside My Window" collection.

Closet Cleaning

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Cleaning out closets is no one’s idea of entertainment. On the other hand, occasionally that usually dreaded process produces a forgotten treasure or a long-lost item once the subject of a long and arduous search (of course, you may no longer need it—but that’s another issue). Sometimes the payoff for the unpleasant task is the sweetness of memories evoked by the unexpected encounter with pieces of the past. Sorting through my image files is a similar experience—but without that nasty dust that collects in closets. During the last couple of weeks, I have encountered surprises, disappointments, nostalgia, and the inevitable frustrations of any sorting and organizing project. On the whole, it has, thus far, been satisfying. Over the next week or two, you are likely to see here some images that were shot in the past—some quite recently, some a year or two ago. Several were already processed; others had been set aside for some vague and open-ended “later”. I hope you will enjoy with me some of the rewards from the ongoing clean-up mission.