Gimme some water

Seems like the best way to put out a major fire is to let Mother Nature lend a helping hand.

Recent reports regarding the Zaca Fire indicate that the worse could be yet to come. The fire has the potential to head into the populated Montecito area.

It's been more than a month since the Zaca Fire has started, and even though the weather has been mild for most of the Summer, it has been difficult to contain.

Our prayers to the firefighters. Let's hope that nature continues to aid them with mild weather.


A little rain in August? Not impossible I suppose. Gimme some water...

Circular Motion

Spinning to the music, colours merging into each other, giving shape to the music. Some call it magic. Others Fiesta.

La misma

The song and dance continued last night. And lots of colour. I was even treated to a song I haven't heard in ages.

La Misma oft sung by Vincente Fernandez that goes something like:

Con el alma herida por un mal cariño
Que sin condiciones le entregue mi amor
Llevo ya dos días en esta cantina
Dos días, encerrado tomando licor.

Un mariachi toca, yo sigo tomando
Y vuelvo a pedirles la misma canción
Esto que me pasa no es nada envidiable
Ni al peor enemigo se lo deseo yo.

Tóquenme mariachi otra vez la misma
Esa que me llega hasta el corazón
El abandonado, toquen la de nuevo
Tóquenme diez veces la misma canción.

Aquí esta su cuenta, me dice un mesero
Ya me debe mucho, pégueme señor,
El mariachi dice, ya estamos cansados
Y yo solo contesto, háganme un favor.

Pa´ variar un poco tóquenme la misma
Esa que me llega hasta el corazón,
El abandonado, tóquenla de nuevo
Tóquenme diez veces la misma canción.

Con el alma herida por un mal cariño
Que sin condiciones le entregue mi amor
Llevo ya dos días en esta cantina
Dos días, encerrado tomando licor.

Un mariachi toca, yo sigo tomando
Y vuelvo a pedirles la misma canción
Esto que me pasa no es nada envidiable
Ni al peor enemigo se lo deseo yo.

Tóquenme mariachi otra vez la misma
Esa que me llega hasta el corazón
El abandonado, toquen la de nuevo
Tóquenme diez veces la misma canción.

Aquí esta su cuenta, me dice un mesero
Ya me debe mucho, pégueme señor,
El mariachi dice, ya estamos cansados
Y yo solo contesto, háganme un favor.

Pa´ variar un poco tóquenme la misma
Esa que me llega hasta el corazón,
El abandonado, tóquenla de nuevo
Tóquenme diez veces la misma canción.

Time Lapse Abstraction

I've been playing with images and essentially combining slices of time. Photos taken seconds apart. This creates an abstract more about the movement than the people, about the dance. The technique isn't difficult. It's more a matter of finding the right images.

Summer Dance

Last night was very festive, and song and dance were everywhere. People set their troubles aside and lost themselves in the moment. No time. No Place. Just the Summer dance.

Dog's Day of Summer

This little dog decided to jump up on a tree stump and pose for his picture.

How could I say no... well, he wasn't posing for me, but rather for his owner.

Since I had a zoom lens.... why not?

Little things that you don't see everyday make great subject matter.

Something a little different, like the hair on this dog....

Seeing Double

Today was a good day. It didn't really start out that way, as a serious scare posed quite a challenge. Prayer and Faith got me through it, and I'm very thankful. God truly blessed me and was watching over me. Thank you!

We are all blessed in big and small ways. Nothing to ever forget or take for granted.

Song and dance... All celebrations of life!