A place for my photos and thoughts and stuff.
These are Maximilian sunflowers and they are wonderful!
There’s a whole lotta love going on here. I wonder if any of them ever got married?
Does this tree make me look fat?
All romping and cavorting must stop for the sake of a fine stick.
Central Park’s lake, looking good for August. It’s a man-made lake, but the water level is natural. I’ve seen it dried-up some summers.
Taking a wee “hike” over to where we thought we saw an osprey perched in a tree.
Sure enough!
A tired Jo is a good Jo.
Jo loves mud. That’s all there is to it.
The queen of all the mud she surveys!
If you’re gonna be a dumpster, you might as well do it with style.
Like an old school Muybridge motion study, but with more mud and dirt.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
A rare example of a sequel surpassing the original. In this case, by a ridiculous amount. There’s a bittersweet quality to it in its quieter moments because the older you get, the more bittersweet life’s quiet moments get. That and some really big emotional payoffs that make you care about all of the crazy action, means this is just a terrific, old-school flick — they kind Hollywood would still make in abundance if it cared about its audience.
…and around these parts, 102 years old is a big deal. This is Saint Mary’s-by-the-Sea in Huntington Beach.
Such a poor, deprived baby.
Not liking the look of things. Perhaps being at the edge of a cliff has something to do with it.
This stretch of beach has such a lovely central coast vibe.
I wonder how many selfies this cute little tower has been in?
ZOMG THIS IS FUN RUNRUNRUN!
This was after she accidentally got some water on her.
She gave the Pacific Ocean a good talking to for that.
There’s a lot to like about this movie, but it all pales in comparison to its role as a showpiece for Peter Sellers’ outrageous genius. His Inspector Clouseau, a terrifyingly incompetent French police inspector who leaves chaos, madness and death in his wake, is iconic, for very good reason. Hilarious.
A lost cause in California? Maybe, but hope springs eternal!