TimeOut

After a couple of weeks layover, I decided this morning would be a fine time to get out of the house and onto a dirt path somewhere. However, I was not in this Range Rover, it's just a photo-worthy vehicle I passed on my way down to the park. Seems its ow...  

I have to say though, your shot of 'Little Buzz Lightyear' (Toy Story) takes the cake for me this time around.... Cheers, Filip

Why did you blur the faces of the moms and kids in the strollers but not the face of the little boy in a stroller, or the faces of the birds and squirrels?

I’m not a people photographer so most often I don’t want to deal with permissions or liability thus blurring most of the people, but Buzz was so expressive I just had to show that face (and anyway he was in a disguise, right?)

. . . this was coming.

Canned Heat version

And viewing those colorful flowers of course. May I ask what those cement coal cans are for? They are meant for use as a barbeque? Thank you for sharing with us this trip and superb shots as usual!! Best cordial regards, Abel

Without burning up the ground, or people stepping in them…

I’m amazed by the wild squirrel coming up to you like that ))

I was in a fairly remote place and perhaps the little guys don’t fear people (yet). And there are too many people around in general for hawks to frequent this area. And no coyotes — although we spotted this one yesterday … ...  

I’m intrigued, but not so sure that I’m cool with that. Honestly though, many of your pictures make me think how “modernization” and urbanization has been disrupting the natural habitat of many animals. But I believe that CA is one of those states that st... 

California estimates there are one-half to one million coyotes compared to roughly forty million people. I've only seen about a half dozen in my life. A coyote is a solitary creature most of the time, has a range of 5-15 square miles, and prefers to be in...  

I was wondering about their danger to little kids as well. But for some reason, I also thought they live and travel in packs…which is why that loner was interesting. Very interesting to learn they’re actually solitary. I guess in the bigger picture, that ... 

Yes we have a few big cats around here, but not in the city, only in the outer reaches of the county PARKS DEPARTMENT

“Nearly half of California is prime mountain lion territory.” 🤣

Much better than going running, when all one can do is pant and pictures are entirely out of the question.

Those high bushes come out of those aloe vera like cacti, after 50 years or so, when the cactus is dying, that high bush protrudes from the middle of the cactus, flowers and then disperses seeds just before dying, then the whole cactus dries up and hopefu... 

We have a couple in our canyon just outside our yard. The tall perch they provide makes s a safe observation point for birds to scan the area before heading into potential danger on the ground.