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In the Garden Shop Hothouse – 3D

garden-shop.pngWhen we go to the local home improvement warehouse store, we always enjoy visiting the garden shop. We both like looking at the landscaping plants, trees, flowers and succulents.

The hothouse is where you can find some of the more exotic tropical plants and flowers. There are orchids, ferns and a variety of other tropical items.

This hothouse is also where you can find garden pottery, specialty plant fertilizer, seeds and garden accessories. The other day, we were in the hothouse and I took a pair of images to merge into this anaglyph. Click on the image to see full-size. You will need a pair of 3D glasses to see the stereo image, so if you don’t have your free pair yet, you can see the 2D version here.

August 23, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff Home & Garden

Ancestry

howe-kids.pngI have not taken the time to go to the ancestry site that my sister sent me a while ago. I got interested a while back about the origins of our family and found out some interesting things, but not in great depth. One of these days, perhaps after retirement, I plan to look into our family ancestry.

Several years ago, I borrowed this 19th century photo of a trio of my Mom’s mother’s siblings and scanned it into a file. As a child, I knew two out of three of the people in this picture, my great uncles Frank and Bert. Great Aunt Kathryn, for whom my mother is named (I presume) was my Grandmother Myra’s older sister who had passed before I was born.

I can remember that as senior citizens, Uncle Frank (left) still had that bushy haircut (white, of course) and Uncle Bert had the same serious expression. Both uncles seemed to enjoy Mom bringing us to visit.

August 18, 2009 by Family Nostalgia

Baby Boomer

para-poof.jpgI went into the archives and dug up some pictures we took at the range a couple of years ago. This one is a still frame from a video I was taking while Verna was firing her little .45 caliber compact Para Warthog pistol; the picture nicely shows the fiery gas plume that is generated as the pistol discharges the projectile toward the target downrange.

This gun is so small that I have trouble getting a hold on the short grip. It helps if I use the extended magazine where my pinky can get a grip. For a petite gun, it sure exhibits a full-blown plume and report. “Baby Boomer” seemed to be an appropriate designation for this little gun.

August 14, 2009 by Firearms Photography

Harley-Davidson and Sidecar in 3D

bikersfield.pngI spotted this nice ride up on the central coast of California during the recent road trip. It was parked near Morro Rock, overlooking the bay just in the background.

The sidecar is an aftermarket accessory manufactured by Liberty Sidecars of Seattle. It sure makes for an attractive addition to an already nice motorcycle.

You can click on the image for a larger 3D view. If you don’t have your 3D glasses yet, you can see the 2D version here.

August 11, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff Vacation

Bench in the RV Park

The last night out on our recent tour of the Central Coast of California, we stayed in an RV Park near Paso Robles, along US Route 101. Western decor and buildings reminiscent of the old west prevailed throughout the park.

park-bench.jpgThis was one of the nicest RV campgrounds we visited. It had pull through campsites with full hookups and a picnic table. The weather was agreeable too, with warm days and cooler temperatures in the evening. At one end of the RV Park (opposite end from where we camped) there was a swimming pool with a playground next to it. The showers and a laundry were adjacent to that.

Close to the site where we camped, we had the dog yard (see the chain link fence in the background) and a little shady sitting area with a rustic bench. Verna took this photo of the bench and I converted it to a black and white image. Click on the image to enlarge.

August 9, 2009 by Photography Vacation

Rustic Cart and Cactus

If you let Verna loose with her camera at a classic old California Mission like San Miguel near Paso Robles, she will usually deliver more than one artistic photo. In addition to a couple of others we already posted, this photo of a rustic cart built in the late 18th century nestled into some prickly pear cactus is a visual delight. Click on the image to enlarge.

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About the Mission:

Mission San Miguel Arcángel was founded on July 25, 1797 by the Franciscan order, on a site chosen specifically due to the large number of Salinan Indians that inhabited the area, whom the Spanish priests wanted to evangelize. It is located at 775 Mission Street, San Miguel, California, in San Luis Obispo County. The mission remains in use today, though is undergoing earthquake remediation efforts.

August 3, 2009 by Culture Photography Vacation

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