Princess Kate: Window Guardian

San Diego Gay Pride Parade 2010

Yes, I know I'm just now posting photos from last July, almost a year later.

A)   It's my blog and I can post stuff whenever I want
B)   Will this happen again with photos from 2011 Pride?  See A.

I was surprised by how many photos turned out well.  It was a bright, sunny, warm day in mid-July.  We met at Patrick's house for brunch and then walked over to the parade route.  After the parade we all relaxed in the cool shade of Patrick's front yard.

Easter Sunday

This is already on facebook, but I also wanted to post it here:

Sunday, at Steve's house, after Easter Dinner, one of the guys had this all organized to reproduce The Last Supper.  He had these drape things to act as robes and the names of the characters were on folded up cards that we pulled out of a vase.  At fist we didn't know what to think, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. Kudos to Mark for providing Jesus' halo and Craig's mad photo skills.  I think it's completely appropriate that Jesus and 9 of the disciples are gay and Mary has a walrus mustache.  Happy Easter!

Wedding Photo: 1930

Going through some boxes I came across this: the 1930 Wedding Photograph of my maternal grandparents. My Grandmother once said they didn't wear white dresses during the Depression.  They would have 5 daughters and 2 sons.  He died six months before I was born.  She went to join him just last year at the age of 98.

New Roommates

Jeff, Princess Kate, Steve

Jeff generously offered to rent his front bedroom to me.  His signature is on the mortgage, but Princess Kate walked in on the day of the royal wedding and took ownership of the place.

Awesomeness!

Saw this tonight with Skip and Heriberto. So much fun. Learned two new words: hangry and procrastibator.

Skip’s Graduation 5.22.10

My friend Skip completed his Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling and invited me to the graduation ceremony. One of his classmates works with a Doctor who allowed them to use his house in La Jolla for the event. It’s an amazing place overlooking the ocean and full of interesting passages and outdoor sculpture.

Skip’s parents flew in from Massachusetts for the ceremony. They were teachers and missionaries in Afghanistan where he was born and raised until he was 15. His brother recently returned from there and brought the him the Afghan cap that he wore.

It was a wonderful ceremony. Several of the faculty and students spoke about their experience working together through the learning process. Each speech was wonderfully personal, heartfelt, and meaningful. I enjoyed every word.

More of Skip’s Graduation

Wild Animal Park 5.16.10

Zoo

By the time the Zoo opened at 9am I was completely exhausted from the previous long days and early mornings. None of my pictures seemed to be working so I used the take-as-many-bad -pictures-as-possible approach hoping some good ones would sneak in there.

More from Baboa Park

Balboa Park 5.15.10

Saturday morning: 7am. Again early if not bright. A horde of photographers descends on Balboa Park. Not a flower, tree, or architectural detail is spared. All are shot without mercy.

Tide Pools

We headed down to the Tide Pools when they opened at 9am. High tide covered most of them but the rugged coast was beautiful.

Pt. Loma 5.14.10

Thursday, the 13th, 200 or so photographers from across the continent started arriving in San Diego for a photography weekend sponsored by the company I work for. This gave us all a chance to rub elbows with, take photos with, and listen to world famous photographers give advice and talk about their work. More information is at: niksummit.com.

Early, if not bright, Friday morning we boarded buses to Pt. Loma and the Cabrillo Monument. The day started out overcast and hazy so I pointed my relatively little lens at things other than the views of downtown San Diego, which are normally amazing.