Around San Diego

I've been out of commission for a couple of weeks and am slowly getting back into shooting.  I went out and about San Diego on Saturday and came out with a few shots I am happy with.

Saturday morning at the dinghy dock.

San Diego bay has some transient anchorage where people can moor their boats for a few weeks (some stay longer it seems).  This little dock is for the dinghy's they use to get to and from their boat and whatever they need to do on land.  Saturday seems to be a fairly busy day here.

Spring House

This stone structure encloses a spring for the inhabitants of the Rancho de Los Penasquitos adobe house.  Below is the barn on the property.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Santa_Maria_de_Los_Pe%C3%B1asquitos

Barn at Sunset

Miniature Works of Art

I went to a car show last weekend at Balboa Park.  The models ran the gamut from 1917 Fords to 2010 Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers.  While it was fun to look at all of the cars, I became enamored with the hood ornaments on the 40s and 50s models.  I realize that most of today's sleek designs are not conducive to sporting a little statuette on the hood, but these little pieces of art were the hit of the show for me.

Eastern Sierras

Morning Among the Aspens

Convict Lake

Fishing at Convict Lake

High Above June Lake

Sunset at Lower Twin Lakes

Ghost Town

Just got back from a quick trip to the Eastern Sierras in California.  Got a few shots from Bodie to show.  Bodie was a thriving mining town during the gold rush of the late 19th century.  As with most booms there is always a bust and when this town went bust everyone seemed to leave in a hurry.  There are some very interesting artifacts that have been left behind.  From the later settlers there are even some horseless carriages laying in ruin.