1st Dance Recital

My little princess had her 1st recital yesterday and I think we have the makings of a major dance performer. (Note to myself: find out were the next "So You Think You Can Dance" show is being held, and take Irelan there.)

Even more Fall colors

More pictures taken at work. I'm not sure if you can tell how much I like the colors of Fall, but I do.

Tortillas

My little princess wanted to help make tortillas. So her Nana set her up and the rest is history.

Santana Row

Some photos taken at Santana Row Plaza a couple weekends ago

Sun Flowers

One of the ladies at work has these two sun flowers on top of her cubicle. I thought they were kind of neat so naturally a took a picture and increased the saturation of the colors to make them more vivid.

Viva ! chopper

Last week I went to a party at a pizza place and there was this bike parked in fron. Really nice chopper, decked out. I took a picture and on my pc increased the sharpening level to where it created halos. The picture below is the result of my edit.

Lithuanian Flag & Fall

Some info about the Lithuanian flag and also my attempt to create the colors of the flag with leaves.

Lithuania Flag

The flag of Lithuania was officially adopted on March 20, 1989. The Lithuanian flag was reprised after it regained independence from the Soviet Union. Before the re-adoption of the flag of Lithuania it was originally in use till 1940, when it was annexed by the Soviet Union. The idea of the tricolor used in the flag of Lithuania stemmed from the flag of French Revolution. The yellow color symbolizes the country's wheat fields, green symbolizes forests and red stands for the patriotic spirit. The colors together signify hope for the future, freedom from oppression and the undaunted courage of the Lithuanian people.

Fall part 2

More fall colors....

Fall part1

I've been taking some pictures around work when I go for my walks. I love the fall colors so the next couple blogs will be fall related.

Maria - West Side Story

My little princess likes Maria, one of the actors in West Side Story. So my wife fixed up a dress, just like the one that Maria wears, and gave it to her. She likes it so much that she wears it all over the place. Below are pictures taken in our back yard with Maria.

Colosseum Pizza

A friend of my daughters opened up a pizza parlor. I've been there a few times, great pizza and Philly cheese steak sandwiches. The ambiance is totally New York, but I can Bear (Chicago Bears) it because the food is great. If you're in San Jose, check it out. Located in North San Jose, near the Great Mall.

Send in the Clouds

Last Friday, took a drive up to Ed Levine park in Milpitas. The clouds in the sky were developing and I wanted to get some shots with some nice background.

Rollers

Rollers located at work which held, at one time, electrical and fiber cables

A Day in San Francisco

 Yesterday, I worked from our office in SF. I took some photos of the scenery around the building that I was working.

 Outside on the side of the building, the street is the size of an alley. There is parking, providing you pay for it.

 Looking down the small same street, this is the view you see of the Transamerica building.

 No problems finding a bathroom facility. Again, the same little street.

Also, the same little street, there is dining.

 Fire truck in a building, adjacent to where I was working.

That same hook and ladder fire truck on a call.

West Side Story Dance

My little princess loves to watch West Side Story, so one early morning, she showed me some of the dance moves from the show.

Yellow Flower

A couple days ago, after my morning workout, I noticed these yellow flowers growing at work. So, being the photo guy that I am, I got my camera from work and took some photos.  I actually posted one of my photos and the other photo is a crop from the one I posted.

Kitten in a tree

This past Sunday, during my morning walk with my grandson, I saw this kitten on a tree. I took my camera out, snapped a shot and the kitten ran away.

Painted sky

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One of the perks for being an early riser and going out for an early morning walk is that you get to see a magnificent sky; and there definitely was one last weekend.