Economic Disaster

I'm trying to fathom why it is that the State of California is doing everything in its power to destroy what remains of its economy, destroy people's lives, and completely ruin all that remains in the way of successful business.

I'm really not happy with what's been going on (polite understatement) in California. Lot's of bloggers that I know decided today to pull up stakes and leave. They were earning a living as part of Amazon's Associate program, and paying state income taxes accordingly.

Thanks to Moonbeam, these folks have had their income reduced to zero. They don't blame Amazon.... They know who's at fault and taking the steps needed to ensure their livelihoods. 

Brown, who doesn't even have to pay is own rent is a snake for hire... bought and paid for by unions and special interests.

Enough is enough.... California is a one party state... time to end that, restore some sanity (if it isn't already too late).

California has run out of other people's money.  The experiment was a failure....  Let's not continue with it and expect different results.

Round of Fun

In the summer sun

When there was a future

What's striking about the era we're living in is the lack of optimism...

Face Painting

We got the chance to go behind the scenes and watch things come together.

Spotted

I did try working with my flash. It's one of those things that requires lots of practice.

Behind the colours

I made it to the parade.... proved to be as challenging as ever.  Even though I got there early an more or less had full access to the parade participants, and had brought along my flash, my shy and nervous nature got the best of me.  I only took a few shots before the parade, such as this one.

One thing I've got to learn is to take my time (as much as is permitted) and take advantage of a great shooting opportunity.

In your eyes

Fragments of the world come together.