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This picture of a beautiful butterfly of the species V. cardui was taken in the LA area.
Mali Uromastyx
Our uro Joey.
Male mali uromastyx reproductive parts.
First we thought there was something wrong, but when checking with the Herp Society we learned that those were his male reproductive parts or genitals. (Sorry Joey :)) Since there still don’t seem to be many images about this on the web I’m posting it.
And while I have your attention, please do not buy your reptile at a store. Instead, search the web for your local herp society and get your pet from them.
Towsley Canyon – Santa Susana Mountains
Full Moon with Clouds
Beautiful full moon with a thin layer of clouds in front of it. Not enough to cover it up and the clouds actually made it look brighter and a bit eerie…
The Bavarian Alps 1963
Found these pictures my dad took in 1963 while hiking in the Bavarian Alps. I guess we have a few things in common 🙂
Pure Joy
This is what pure joy looks like: I had to chase my daughter around and practically beg for a picture! She got a kick out of it and we ended up laughing our butts off – good times 🙂
Towsley Canyon Path
The paths and flowers in Towsley Canyon make for a serene and idyllic experience. It changes so much throughout the year, but it is always beautiful! This picture was taken in the Spring.
Pill Bug or Rolly Polly
Brown Lizard Camouflage
We often hike in Towsley Canyon (Southern California) and during the spring and summer you’ll see lots of these brown lizards everywhere. This little gal or guy was camouflaged so well, you could barely see it sitting there on the rock. Anyone know what kind this brown lizard actually is?
Sunset on Monarch Beach
We stayed at a hotel on Monarch Beach for a few of days and caught this gorgeous sunset. This part of the beach was beautifully calm and quiet but a few hundred feet farther south it was crowded with surfers every day.
Just for fun I tried DxO’s Film Emulation Software. You’ll get dozens of filters for color, color negative, cross processed and black and white film from Fuji, Kodak, Agfa, Ilford and not to forget: Polaroid!
The results can be nostalgic, creepy, painting like looking, or the very familiar graininess. In any case you’ll get a picture that has that something extra that’s missing from today’s often too perfect images. Here I applied one of the Kodak filters:
