310 - Alice Graduates

Alice's after graduation pictures. The Alvarez-Daily clan. Oh yeah, Mariana and Alice are working on our family crest which will become a tatoo. We'll see if and when that works out.
Starting out a short everning for some Alice and Gabe enjoying some balut, a Filipino delicacy, actually they were the only two brave enought to try it. Duck embryos for some reason does not sound appetizing for me.

Note: I started this blog about an hour late and as I type this I can hear the boys downstairs sharing stories. Family is the best thing in life, at least my life.

311 - Driving to Ventura Freeway

This was my view during most of the day today as we drove to L.A. for Alice's graduation tomorrow. I took some pictures of her baccalaureate mass but when it was time to take a picture or two of Alice most of the sunlight was gone so the pictures turned out blury. Tomorrow's graduation will provide a better opportunity. I did notice a parent in the audience that looked familiar and it turned out to be Powers Boothe who is one of the main characters in one of my favorite movies Tombstone. I got a chance to chat with him for a couple of minutes (he has a kids graduating in Alice's class).

312 - Blogger Equipment

This is the equipment I use to post my daily blog. A Dell Inspiron 640m and my Sony DSLR A100 are my main tools. I used my old reliable (most of the time) Sony DSC-H5. I have a 4Gig memory stick for the A100 which I've run out of room only once. That once though made me realize that it would be nice to have a backup stick just in case. I'll be buying another 4Gig stick in the next few days.

313 to 365 Car Wash

A lot dust has been flying around with winds kicking up. I took this picture from inside my car as I got a car wash. As you can see it was getting hard to see out the front window. Got some gas, which is still getting more expensive, and then drove through the car wash. Even though I got home late none of the kids were around. Besides work it has been a quiet day today. Who knows what tomorrow holds.

314 Faux Trees

So, this is another shot just around the corner from work. On my way back from lunch with Sherryl, Nilesh, Katie, and Jay we drove by this tree that I've been meaning to take a picture of. I made a mental note to make sure I took a picture after work. The "tree" is actually a Distributed Antenna System. I've seen a few of these but besides this one I've forgotten where I've seen the others. It's kind of like work. Before I worked where I do now I used to drive under power lines, passed generation sites, and saw solar and wind structures but never really thought about their role on the California power grid. Now I notice them everywhere.

La fóto de hoy parece ser un árbol pero en realidad es una antena, yo creo de teléfonos.

315 of 365 Sunset

Running out of time for today's photo, I went outside and took a picture of the sunset through the leaves of our tree.

316 - Down the Street From Work

After work today (1/2 shift) I grabbed a sandwich and drove towards towards the American River on the high side of Nimbus Dam. I think the ducks or geese get fed 'cause I saw around 30 just swimming about. Here's some making their way towards some kayakers.
Here's some kayakers following the ducks.
A quiet scene.
Found an isolated pond away from the river.
Some fish offspring hanging on inside the pond.
Have no idea what these flowers are. I took pictures of other flora around the river but won't even try to tell you what they were since it would show my ignorance when it comes to nature. Watts and East L.A.(where I grew up) have their own concrete jungle.
These dandelions started the picture taking for the day. I had to take a picture before I blew the dandelions away. There are so many beautiful places in and around Folsom. I'm just glad I take my camera everywhere, well almost everywhere.