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The Prohibition Tour, Better Photos!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Marion

I was sure I had better photos from the “Booze, Broads and Jazz” tour, and I did! In particular, I have a not-blurry photo of Jake. So I’m pretty darned happy about that. These attractive balconies were not just an … Continue reading →

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Dorothea Lange; the Politics of Seeing

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Marion

Dorothea Lange was born in 1895 and she lived in New York as a child. As a youngster, she survived polio, and then when she was six her father left the family. About photography, Lange once said, “I had a … Continue reading →

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Obtainium Cup II: Mare Island

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Marion

Mare Island sits due west across the Napa River from the Navy town of Vallejo. The island was home to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard from 1852 until 1996, when its closure was completed. The shipyard still sports huge dry … Continue reading →

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Both/ And

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Marion

I saw this drawn on a driftwood log on the beach at the mouth of Big River, in Mendocino, California. I thought it was beautiful and intriguing and I took a picture of it. And then I discovered that I … Continue reading →

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Vacation Day One: The Jesus Bus

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Marion

  I saw it first in the parking lot behind Fort Ross Store.  Since sometimes I’m stupid, I read it,at first, as “Resus.”  I tried to make that be “Resuse–” as in “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” but the bus was having none … Continue reading →

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Your Sunday Morning Crows

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Marion
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The Vanishing Lighthouse

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Marion

The only part of the coast veiled in fog Saturday afternoon was the spit of land the Point Arena lighthouse occupies.  The lighthouse is currently swathed in some kind of translucent fog-colored plastic because they’re doing some kind reconstruction.  It’s … Continue reading →

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No Matter Where We Go, There We Are

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Marion
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Incoming

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Marion
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Fiddler

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Marion

This is apropos of nothing.  I just think it’s one of the best photos I’ve ever taken. I get no credit for the way the tarp they had in the back looks kind of seipa toned, or the way a crease … Continue reading →

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