How much is that kitty in the window?...

One thing you should know about this picture is that it was taken at 10:00 at night (don't you love speed flash?!?!). The colors of the bricks and the foliage is hightlighted by the whole "creepy cat eyes" phenomenon.

Our niece, visiting from Virginia

Meet Shonna, our niece. She is a college student from Virginia. She'll be staying with us for about 2 weeks, and we couldn't be more thrilled. I'm quite sure that you'll be seeing more of her from time to time while she is here, as her visit gives us an excuse to visit all the cool SF Bay Area sites (Alcrataz, wine country, BOB, etc).

Houses in Pacifica on a beautiful blue sky day...

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This was taken from the parking lot of the elementary school where Caryn is having a crop today. I tried to take pictures of the view of the ocean from that spot (it is BREATHTAKING), and I will eventually get that shot in this blog, but it was just a tad hazy, so you'll just have to settle for this.

I like the contrasting color and the clarity of the shot. I like the way the eye is immediately drawn to the orange house near the center. I also like the way that the other orange house (near the bottom left hand corner) seems to be peeking out from its hiding spot and winking.

Lavender...

Our lavender the grows by the front door is blooming a lot lately. Maybe it is the late rain, or the relatively warm temps over the last few days, but whatever the cause, it is all kinds of purple at the Franson household.

Hangers...

When you do a picture a day, and it gets to be 10:00 and you haven't taken any yet, you take what you can get.

In this case -- it's a shot down a "tunnel" of hangers. Colors, shadows, patterns, etc. I thought it was REALLY lame when I first saw it, but as I looked, I found that I became more and more intrigued.

Oceanscape does not equal landscape, right?

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I told you I was going to cut down on the landscapes, but I didn't say ANYTHING about seascapes. I really like this one because of the spray -- it conveys action. Plus, anything with BOB in it is OK with me!

Serious "awwwww" factor here...

Ziggy had his surgery today. He was "neutered". The receipt actually read "Castration", which is a pretty painful thing to read, being a guy.

Anyway, the picture behind the sad picture is Ziggy home in his elizabethan collar. It's pretty hard to look at without going "Awwwww".