Lyle checks the time.

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Yes, it's sad to see Keeble & Shuchat's Photography stores in Palo Alto closing, but it was great to pick up some new equipment at sale prices.
My friend Mike and I shopped there today and I came home with two new lenses for my Olympus OMD.
As you can see I'm one happy camper!

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What beauty and grace!


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Like a bird in the air!

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Like a precision machine...what a great jump!

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The trainer provides guidance and explains how to approach the jumps,

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Force of the jump made this horse's tail fly!

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These blue jay chicks are just like kids.
At the end of the day they just want to sleep.
My camera barely woke them up.

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We began to notice a lot of activity in the bush in front of our kitchen sink.
Upon further inspection we found this nest with 4 blue jay chicks



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Spring brings a new crop each year.

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When I saw this it made me laugh.

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Who would have thought I'd have found this in our garden in January?

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Clear and pretty, dancing in the sun.

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These flowers always surprise you.
After the leaves die down, the flowers shoot up creating a mass of color in space.
This one's a little past its prime, but the colors still shine.

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Nexus 7 with Android "jelly bean" OS.
What a joy!

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Nexus 7 with packaged mag.

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I added a case and stylus to the basic package.
I love the 7 inch form factor and features in "jelly bean."
This is small enough to fit in my purse or a jean's pocket!


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New acquisition today.
The fuzz come from the Canon lens!

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Transit of Venus observation preparation.

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How they enliven the view of these leaves of this Chinese Tallow tree.

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Can't blame him.
He's graduating from High School and heading off for USC!

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Rose rose provides a colorful background.

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It was over in an instance...and then each went its own way.


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Portola Valley Town Center
No fog rolling over the hills tonight.

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Here you see Casandra, Jet, Mike and Baxter stopping for a trail portrait.
It was a hot day, but no one except me seemed to mind the heat.

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