Fallen Tree

Two days ago a big oak tree toppled down in our yard. It was quite shocking to see it in the morning. Now and then I hear it happening around, but not to us!

People close to me know that I have "a thing" for trees. They make me all sappy for some reason. I remember, once, I begged a close friend of mine so they wouldn't cut the pine tree in the middle of their front lawn. The tree was gone soon after and quite probably her husband was annoyed with me for getting into their business.

Eda got all excited; "Mom, we need to take pictures of the tree! Can I go on it?" Yes, of course we needed to take pictures. Here are some of them. It turned out to be Eda's fun session on the tree. She added quite a bit interest to it, who cares about pictures of a fallen tree alone after all?











Eda is coming after me after taking some inappropriate pictures of her :)


Tree had to go, it left no room to maneuver the cars around. I touched the green moss on the trunk, broke off some of the fresh buds, crumbled them between my fingers, called the gardener and bargained over the cost. I loved that tree, its leaves were unprickly.

Julie Goodenough

Julie Goodenough is a local artist who creates delicate women's accessories. Here are some examples of her beautiful work.

Mina Group, Inc.

Michael Mina is the Executive Chef of Mina Group, Inc. which operates many high end restaurants around the country. Sherry Tesler and I photographed some of their team members at Westin St. Francis Hotel, SanFranciso.

Pismo Beach Field Trip

A post from my archives! In last October, I went to Pismo Beach, Solvang and Morro Bay for a weekend with the West Valley crew. The assignment was photographing landscapes of different kinds. My interpretation was rather personal; I call these "Inward Landscapes."

Sal Di Stefano

Sal is a personal trainer and owns a small but very nice place called "Advanced Body Solutions" in Los Gatos.

Eda

This is my sweet little girl Eda. She is helping me by modeling for an executive portrait assignment.

Death Valley Field Trip

I love these field trips. Death Valley is one of my favorite destinations. My goal was trying to capture the vastness of the land, out of this world experience I feel.

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