Photo Hunters #81 - Pink

Click on picture for larger image I have been waiting to use this picture for Photo Hunt ever since I saw that "Pink" was on the list. It comes from a mall attached to a Casino in Vegas (Bellagio, I think). It shows bouquets of pink flowers that are "falling" from the ceiling. Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #80: Practical

Click on picture for larger image This is a new kitchen tool we purchased this week, and have already used multiple times. We are looking to make much more of our own food, and this is a practical tool for achieving that goal. And I like how it looks. It just needs to get the racing flames so I can be like Alton Brown. :) Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

PhotoHunt 78: Curvy

Click on picture for larger image I was up in Pismo Beach about a month ago. This was a the view of the coast from up on the cliffs. I thought the curvy shapes of the waves along the shore fit well with today's topic. Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #76 Paper

Click on picture for larger image Californians are very familiar with this contraption, the seismograph. After every earthquake there is always a shot of a seismograph with a talking head from someone at Cal Tech in Pasadena. Well, now I've got my own picture of one! A Seismograph is basically a roll of paper with a pen suspended above it, and it records movement. Thankfully, nothing more than these little lines here in So Cal for a while. I doubt I will take a picture of the "big one." No, I hope to be visiting family in Indiana when that one occurs. Now if we could only predict it so I can make the travel arrangements.... Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #75 Plastic

Click on picture for larger image I wasn't sure I'd actually get a chance to use this pic. It is one of my favorites of my boy that I took some time ago. That plastic police car was one of his favorite toys. Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #73 Dirty

Click on picture for larger image Is that a face or is that a face. Definitely in need of some clean up. Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #72 Happy

Click on picture for larger image Happiness is going to your first baseball game! In going through some of my pictures I came across this one I took a few years back. I think it fits perfect. It was helmet day, and we got there early - have to teach 'em young that you have to show up for batting practice. :) Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #70 - In a Row

Click on picture for larger image How about 4 palm trees in a row in front of rows of orange trees? With a beautiful So Cal sky behind it? Hmm? Wish you were here. ;) Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #69 Funky

Click on picture for larger image What could be more funky than lava lamps! It actually took me a while to get the darn things going. I had to go get a light bulb for one of them. Have a great weekend! PhotoHunt

Photo Hunters #68 Creative

Click on picture for larger image I may have been trying too hard to be creative on this one. It is oil on asphalt after a rain. I zoomed in thinking it was a cool abstract - kind of Jackson Pollock. Have a great weekend! A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #67 Tiny

Click on picture for larger image I called this one Desktop Dreamin'. These are from my little boy's collection of matchbox cars (and not surprisingly, the photo is on my desktop). Thanks, TNChick for making me site of the week last week, and thanks to all for all the comments! It was very much appreciated. Have a great weekend! A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #66 Shadow

Click on picture for larger image For your viewing pleasure today, we have the El Capitan in Yosemite valley as the shadows from passing clouds fall over the rock face. Hope you have a great weekend! A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #64 Sweet

Click on picture for larger image Hmmmmm. Donuts. Have a good weekend! A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #63 Shiny

Click on picture for larger image I thought I was stumped at first, but I found this one from my Mom's house that I took on Christmas day. Have a good weekend! Happy hunting! A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #62 Hair

Click on picture for larger image This one was harder. I had a couple ideas but did not execute. I did have this shot - I really like the sunlight in my daughter's hair when we were at the beach. Maybe a bit of a stretch for the theme, but... Click on picture for larger image ...not long after the first picture she cut off her hair and donated it for children suffering from cancer. Very noble. But I do miss that long hair. Credit for the second picture goes to my wife. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #61 Shoes

Click on picture for larger image This one was easy. I had done this photo studying differences in leather, but the father daughter theme took hold. This is particularly appropriate for Fathers Day. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #60 Art

Click on picture for larger image This is a close up of a modern art sculpture in front of LACMA (LA County Museum of Art) A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #59 Colorful

Click on picture for larger image I took this shot at the LA County Arboretum in Arcadia about a month ago. There are peacocks running loose all over (not to mentions some beautiful grounds). If you live in or plan on visiting So Cal, it is definitely worth a visit. They did some film and TV series there as well, including the Fantasy Island intro scene where Tattoo say "Da plane! Da plane!" A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #58 Cooking

Click on picture for larger image I went with the process of cooking rather than the alternate "cooked." I took this shot last Saturday as we were enjoying a wonderful sunny afternoon. Looks so good, I think we'll do it again this Saturday. :) A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #57 Five

Click on picture for larger image I've been saving this shot for an appropriate theme. It is one of my favorite shots in the past year. There is a 5 in the numbers up front. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #56 Childhood

Click on picture for larger image As a boy, Tonka dump trucks were the best. This well loved vehicle is my son's. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #54 Rare

Click on picture for larger image Rare. Hmmm. How about an endangered species? I took the shot at the San Diego Wild Animal park. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #54 Steps

Click on picture for larger image I took this shot around New Years 2006 at McCormick Creek not too far from Bloomington, IN. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #53 Hobbies

Click on picture for larger image I am not a numismatist nor a philatelist, but I did deal in coins as a hobby for a few years, and had some stamps from back then as well. The walking liberty half dollar (in center of picture) is my favorite US coin design. A list of participants can be found by clicking here.

Photo Hunters #51 - Water

I've got two for you today. The first is of the Avalon waterfront on Catalina Island at dusk. Click on picture for larger image The second image is a little older (sorry for image quality). It is of the Pismo Beach shoreline from cliffs above the town. I think the rock in the foreground looks like a bear's head. I took this on our 10th wedding anniversary in 2001. Click on picture for larger image Check out Photo Hunters here

Photo Hunters #50 - Empty

Click on picture for larger image It's time to get some more gas! :)

Photo Hunters #49 - Drink

Click on picture for larger image Click on picture for larger image Happy St. Patrick's Day. I woke up with an idea for the Corona pic, but with St. Paddy's Day, and me havin' lots o' Irish in me, I had to add the Jameson's. Have a great day!

Photo Hunters #48 - Architecture (early)

Click on picture for larger image This is Royce Hall at UCLA. I taught part-time there - it is a really beautiful campus (even though my loyalties do rest with USC in the cross town rivalry). Sorry about getting this out so early, but I'll be out of town this weekend.

Photo Hunters #47 - Salty

Click on picture for larger image First thing that came to mind for "salty" was those hard pretzels. Not the skiny ones, the thicker ones that are great with a brown mustard.

Photo Hunters #46 - Soft

Click on picture for a larger image This is Gracie with her oh so soft blankie. She is pretty soft too.

Photo Hunters Blog Roll

I am joining the Photo Hunters Saturday. This is a blog roll of the participants.