XY freeway

The night provides different kind of landscapes. I am drawn to light and shapes and forms.

During weekdays, this space is a parking lot. On sunday mornings, it becomes a Farmers Market filled with produce and flowers. At night, it is a empty oasis.

from the East

I like to take photos of Sacramento landmarks and landscapes from different vantage points. This is a photo of the capitol taken from the East.

WE garden in Capitol Park

I went to Capitol Park and walked around looking for interesting things to photograph. This is a photo of a cabbage plant.

Lady Maria Shriver leads the effort to promote the creation of school and community gardens across California. Shriver has spearheaded the movement to plant a garden on the grounds of California’s State Capitol Park in Sacramento. The purpose of this demonstration garden is to educate and inspire Californians about the important lessons gardens teach to students, children and people of all ages—lessons rooted in nutrition, healthy living, agriculture, science, history and service. "WE Garden in Capitol Park" is a pilot program made possible through public and private partnerships with organizations dedicated to the value gardens have in communities. It was created in June 2009.

Orphan Breakfast

On March 26, it was Laura's birthday and I was lucky to have breakfast with her and Phil at Orphan Restaurant in East Sacramento (where Moxie Jr. used to be on C Street and 35th near McKinley Park). She told me about their $4 breakfast. It's 2 blueberry pancakes, two strips of bacon, and two eggs for $4.00. It's their 2+2+2=4. The restaurant is owned by Chris Pendarvis who also owns The Naked Lounge, downtown and Tupelo coffee in East Sac. It's a good thing I went when I did, because they were discontinuing the "Orphan Breakfast" at the end of March. I think they used it as a way to bring in new customers and now they figure that they are established. The food was delicious. They served the maple syrup in a Coke bottle. They also brew every cup of coffee one at a time; excellent, rich and smooth coffee. Thumbs up in my book.

Crocker Art Museum

The Crocker Art Museum is celebrating its 125th anniversary on May 8. The building to the right is the new addition that is scheduled to open on 10/10/10. I chose to shoot at night because the museum faces north and it's hard to get good lighting on it. I also think the twilight blue sky adds some nice color to the background.

duck for two kayaks

There are several ways to enjoy the water.

Effie Yeaw

I took a friend to see the wonderful nature in Carmichael.