matjones Badges: •4 Member Since: January 21, 2006

New arrival

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published 3/5/06 8:38 AM

Tags: animals dogs

I'd like to introduce you all to the newest member of our family. We adopted yesterday. She is a 7 year old Dachshund, who is full of life and energy.She gets very protective of her tennis balls. They are like a security blanket for her, and doesn't like anyone else to go near them. She also has a blanket, and loves to roll up in it, and looks like "pigs in a blanket".

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Early Spring

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published 2/24/06 5:28 PM

Tags: spring bee

After several really cold days (for us californians anyway) we had some beautiful warm weather. Seems like spring is creeping upon us.

The Bees were buzzing:

Bee 1
Bee 2

The kids were playing:

At Play 1
At Play 2
At Play 3

And flowers were blooming:

Flower 1

Enjoy!

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Sunset

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published 2/21/06 8:53 AM

Tags: sunset shadow

As the sun was setting the other evening I managed to capture this shot in the

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Love is in the Air....

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published 2/13/06 6:27 PM

Tags: sunset valentine

The sun was setting as I arrived home from work today. When I pulled into the driveway saw the most amazing sight, and made a mad dash to grab my camera.

Checkout the heart shaped cloud that was gracing the sky. Talk about perfect timing!

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Balancing act

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published 2/9/06 7:23 PM

Tags: nature animals turtle park

Here are a few more shot from Golden Gate Park that I took over the weekend. Enjoy!

Turtles 1

Turtles 2

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Something Different...

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published 2/7/06 4:37 PM

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for me at least. I decided to snap a few shots of plants for a change, instead of animals. Let me know what you think.

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Aww Nuts!!!

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published 2/6/06 11:58 AM

Tags: nature animals squirrels park

My wife and I took a stroll around Golden Gate Park this weekend. As usual we were armed with a bag of peanuts and my camera. Here are the results:

California Squirrel

Squirrel up close

Squirrel Front view

The hand that feeds them

Squirrel on Log

Squirrel on Log 2

Who me?

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Baseball Season...

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published 2/3/06 11:43 AM

Tags: baseball

is upon us. So I figured I'd share an image I took last season.

Pic 1

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Mee mee mee mee mee!!

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published 2/1/06 8:49 AM

Tags: toys dof

Here is my entry for the depth of field challenge.

DOF Entry

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Fleet Week in San Francisco

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published 1/31/06 5:05 PM

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Here are some pictures I took from Fleet week last year, they have been sitting on my hardrive, unprocessed until yesterday.

Bay Bridge
Blue Angels Ascending
Above Downtown
Cargo Plane?

Enjoy!

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Duck, Duck ...

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published 1/30/06 11:52 PM

Tags: nature animals

I wasnt sure if this had enough DOF to qualify for the contest. Is there a limit on # of entries? Maybe I will take some photos tomorrow for the contest.

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The Life Aquatic

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published 1/27/06 12:27 PM

Tags: nature animals seals san diego

I know your going to say 'Oh no, more animal pics' but thats my passion. Here are some great shots I got of Seals in San Diego.

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Peek-A-Boo

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published 1/25/06 10:50 AM

Tags: cats animals

First of all, I apologize for posting twice yesterday. Didn't read the rules... bad me!
So let me bribe you for forgiveness with this cute picture of

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China

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published 1/24/06 5:33 PM

Tags: travel china hong kong scenery

This must have been the most amazing trip of my life. We spent 6 days touring South West China, followed by 11 days in Hong Kong.

We started our tour in Lijiang a small town 3 kilometers above sea level. This beautiful town sits at the base of Snow Mountain which can be seen from almost anywhere in town. As part of the tour we went to the peak of Snow Mountain. It was so high, they provided us all with oxygen tanks, which we were happy to have :)
Our second leg of the trip took us to Dali, stopping briefly by the
Stone Forest and area of tall slender rocks, formed when the area was submerged by water many moons ago.

Dali is a lakeside city, famous for its bathers (mostly seniors) who dive into the frigid lake each morning. The most famous site in Dali are the Three Pagodas which were built during the Tang Dynasty. Here is a view of the lake from a Mountainside village.

A delectable treat I found on the trip was what I called lizard on a Stick. Turns out, its not meant to be eaten like a lollipop, but ground up.

Our final leg of our china trip brought us to Kunming, a sprawling metropolis , with luxuries I never expected to find in China. I am 6'5 tall, and asked if they had any longer beds, instead they upgraded my to this luxury room telling me i can just sleep from left to right on the bed.

Next stop, Hong Kong. I love this city. Here is a shot from the peak that overlooks the city. The Architecture here is amazing. My only regret is not getting photographs of the people. The city is swarming, even at midnight. Never a dull moment.

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