Poppy Central
Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. "This stop poppy central! All aboard!" I photographed this icelandic poppy in Julian's garden. (Julian, my eight year old son, has…
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December 15, 2005
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The Orchid’s Moustache
Orchid Detail V, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This photo of an orchid reminds me of a man with a moustache and a big. colorful hat. I…
December 15, 2005
Orchid Angel
Orchid Detail III, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. As I noted recently, orchids are a slipperly slope and tender trap. I went to Berkeley Hort with my…
December 14, 2005
The Orchid Trap
Cymbidium, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. In John Le Carre spy novels from the Cold War era, a Honey Trap meant an attractive snare. The original of…
December 14, 2005
Reflections
World in the Lake, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The end of the year is a time for contemplation and reflection. And resolutions for the new year.…
December 13, 2005
Sunsets and the Bay
City Sunset, Clouds, and Bridges, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Lately I've been photographing sunsets over the San Francisco Bay from my various eyries in the Berkeley…
December 12, 2005
As Images Go By
Orchid, photo by Harold Davis. View this flower larger. I'm not always that good at picking my best photos in real time. When I take a photo, I usually know…
December 12, 2005
Bay Sunset Silhouette
Bay Sunset Silhouette, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger! It's hard to know how to frame the whole wide Bay. An extreme wide-angle, like this fish-eye shot, can…
December 12, 2005
Sunset Over San Francisco
Sunset Over San Francisco, photo by Harold Davis. View this sunset larger. Julian and I went over to Indian Rock for sunset. Julian insisted we climb the rock that doesn't…
December 11, 2005
Sniffing the Chocolate Cosmos
Chocolate Cosmos Bud 2, photo by Harold Davis. Click to view larger. I picked Nicky up at pre-school on Friday, and asked him what he wanted to do with me.…
December 10, 2005
Lights of the City
Lights of Bridge and East Bay, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The lights of the bridge and city had come on, and it was getting cold. I…
December 9, 2005
Brilliance of Venus
Brilliance of Venus, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Venus is large and brilliant this month. Here in the Bay area, you can see Venus towards the SSW…
December 8, 2005
What about the Tooth Fairy?
Loose Tooth, photo by Harold Davis. As you can see, Julian has a very loose tooth. He's very proud of it, and quite excited by it. The other day as…
December 8, 2005
Flower Warp Core
Flower Warp Core, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I'm thinking of this flower image as something like the wacky engine room in the Tim Allen comedy classic…
December 8, 2005
Compare and Contrast
Flower Surprise, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Back when I was in high school, I was often asked to write essays that compared and contrasted two things…
December 8, 2005
Spaghetti Worms
Spaghetti Worms, photo by Harold Davis. We made the kids plates of spaghetti. Then they demanded butter for their pasta, so I poured some melted butter on top. Then they…
December 8, 2005
Snake
Snake, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This snake seems much more ready to take a chomp than the friendly one I photographed earlier:
December 8, 2005
Ladybug
Ladybug, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I saw this ladybug, probably one of the last of season, the other day in Julian's garden. Julian is my eight…
December 8, 2005