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Dusk on the Rostrum

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The granite slabs of the Rostrum on Highway 41 have flat-topped bumps, remnants of erosive action. The clouds echoed the staccato texture at dusk.

Rostrum Clouds

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Clouds at dusk, from the Rostrum on Highway 41

Patina’d silver
against an indigo sky
Night shouldering in.

San Francisco Flowers

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Firecrackers and nose twister

Fuchsia flowers are native to South America, as are nasturtiums. Nasturtium literally means “nose twister”, and shares the name with members of the watercress family, but is not related. The genus is Tropaeolum, and the flowers are edible, imparting a sharp, peppery flavor to salads.

Farmer’s Market, San Fransisco

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Ripe Strawberries, Farmer’s Market

Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I’ll taste your strawberries, I’ll drink your sweet wine

Cloudy days and color

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Brugmansia flowers, San Fransisco, CA

Cloudy days give soft, even light which emphasizes color. These brugmansia blossoms hang in front of a garage door frame in San Fransisco, California. Thanks to my new pal Rebecca Jackrel for her kind hospitality over the weekend!

Persistence of Traces

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Wagon wheels rolled from the hills to one of the few sources of water in Death Valley at Stovepipe Wells.

Tracks from wagon wheels are still visible on the arid soil of Death Valley. Travelers made their way from the mountains in the distance to a land rich with water, arable soil, and cool breezes. These tracks lead to the now defunct and capped Stovepipe Wells.

March of the Shooting Stars

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Shooting Stars, White Wolf meadow.

Last light gilds this phalanx of Shooting stars at White Wolf Lodge.

Reflections at Dusk

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Trees reflected in a tarn.

Concentric rings

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Meltwater from a snowbank drips into a stream

62 years later!

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O’Shaughnessy Dam Spillway, gates raised, July 10, 2010

Loyd over at Yosemiteblog.com shared a look into the past today. It included this photo taken on June 1st, 1948 by Charles Webber, courtesy of California Academy of Sciences.

O'Shaunessy Dam. Charles Webber © California Academy of Sciences

Notice that in the older picture, the towers look taller. That’s because the auxiliary containment gates aren’t raised. In my shot, the water level is actually higher! Also note the growth on the bank beyond the last tower.

Special thanks to Loyd Schutte for finding the 1948 image, and to California Academy of Sciences for allowing Fair Use of this historic image.

Updated to add:The Manzanita Project is a fine place to browse old-timey images of California. Give them a visit!

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