These are the pictures I took over the course of the vacation that didn’t fit into the other smaller galleries. They were almost all taken in the city of San Francisco. A couple were taken in Mountain View, outside of Google’s headquarters:

After visiting Muir woods, we visited Sausalito. We took the ferry back to San Francisco:

We took a day to Sonoma and Napa Valley. We visited 3 wineries, and tasted some great wine:

This next gallery is full of the flowers we saw while in California:

There are still 2 more San Francisco galleries on the way…

Here are the first 2 of 6 San Francisco Galleries…

Muir Woods- I tried to capture the immense height of the giant redwood trees:

San Francisco’s Chinatown- These were shot while enjoying the “I Can’t Believe I Ate My Way Through Chinatown” tour, led by Chef Shirley Fong-Torres:

We visited a friend’s cottage at Diamond Lake in Michigan yesterday. They have a great field of sunflowers right across the street.

Our friend Joe Padilla is showing some of his art at Pawn Works. I took some pictures at the opening:

Here are pictures from the 8th annual Beverly Hills Cycling Classic:

Here are the pictures from the 2010 Whiting, IN 4th of July Parade:

Today, we went to the Hammond Marina to see the Columbus Foundation‘s replicas of the Nina and the Pinta. The Nina is an exact replica, and the Pinta is 50% larger and has some modern amenities.

They were much smaller than I expected, and I certainly can’t imagine sailing them across the ocean! The public was limited to the above decks, unfortunately, but the crew was knowledgeable and happily answered questions. These replicas sail all over the western hemisphere as “floating museums”.

A few weeks ago, we visited Brookfield Zoo. It rained, so I didn’t shoot as many pictures as usual. We did get to see the dolphin show, which was fun.

The next gallery is full of shots I took while walking around Chicago on my lunch hour. Jim Vendiola joined me for some of these walks. Don’t forget about his upcoming film, DRIFT.

The final gallery was also taken during my lunch hour. Mr. Blotto played across the street from my building. They sounded really great!

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