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Desert bighorn sheep
It is so much fun to take blasé pictures and try to make Photographic Art out of them. After all, my wise old grandmother said, as she sat at the dining room table cutting pictures apart and pasting...
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It’s cute and adorable
It’s no secret that most people put seagulls into categories such as “common bird,” “pesky bird,” “irritating bird,” “noisy bird,” and “go away bird.” Maybe others that I’m not familiar with. When I...
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I finally learned its name!
San Diego State University is just a mile down the road from me. I often ride my bike to campus and then ride around campus, or I’ll walk down the hill from my house to the 70th Street trolley station...
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Who am I to argue?
Generally I respect people’s opinions of themselves. I mean, who am I to argue with them? Need a unique gift? Visit Photographic Art by Russel Ray Photos at Fine Art America. ►►►►◄◄◄◄ Looking for real...
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Mug shot reveals identifying characteristic
Seems law enforcement agencies are posting mug shots to Facebook and agency blogs in today’s world. Some of them do make for an interesting break from work. Justin Bieber’s comes to mind. Recently...
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Free flowers for everyone! (restrictions apply)
For anyone liking my Photographic Art Facebook page between now and midnight Pacific time July 31, 2014, you get a free high resolution Photographic Art creation of any flower from my Flower Gallery at...
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Please welcome Zoey the Cool Cat….
Late last night I was trying to find or create a spokesperson for my new venture, Photographic Art by Russel Ray Photos. I was getting frustrated because I wasn’t making any progress. Whenever I’m...
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The first I’ve seen in 21½ years in San Diego
As much as I love wildlife of all kinds, one of the things that I really disliked about my native home state of Texas was the number of bugs. You DID NOT want to go outside at night because you would...
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Brand new, but no one can drive it
I went down to the Festival of Sail early this morning, but it was foggy and overcast so I didn’t stay long. Really, after 21½ years in San Diego, I should know not to go downtown before about noon...
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The Southern California high desert near Borrego Springs
When Jim and I went to Colorado many years ago, we were not that enamored of all the “fourteeners,” that is, mountains that were more than 14,000 feet high. The reason was because we were ten or eleven...
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A long time ago in a land far away
Archaeological diggings indicate that, many millions of years ago, the Southern California deserts were more tropical than desert. About 90 miles east of San Diego, a rather wealthy individual has...
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Southern California’s abominable snowman
On my 476-mile journey throughout Southern California a couple of weeks ago, one of my goals was to go to Ranchita to see Southern California’s Yeti. I was successful. Here it is: Yeti stands in...
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Meet Mr. Cowboy from North Shore, California
Along with seeing Southern California’s Abominable Snowman recently, I discovered a larger than life figure that I did not know about: Mr. Cowboy (I named him). Looks like this: In the interest of full...
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Would you like a date?
My wise old grandmother used to make a wide variety of pies, three of which I disliked intensely: pecan, mince meat, and date. Nuts and meat simply don’t belong in pies. Dates I simply didn’t like....
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Monochrome photography with a touch of natural color
When I was growing up, color movies and television were not quite mainstream yet. I watched initial episodes of “I Dream of Jeannie” and “Bewitched” in black & white, but being was oh-so-happy when...
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Fire on the horizon (also called “sunrise”)
When I started composing my post this morning about the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, I realized that I, uh, didn’t have any pictures of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Or at least, none that I...
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At least you can tell which way the wind is blowing
Having lived in several large cities—Houston, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego—throughout my life, I am accustomed to large airports with planes landing and taking off every thirty...
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I’m pretty sure I’m not buying
Recently—last night!—I discovered the publish-in-the-future function of WordPress, so if a post pops up on my blog at, say, midnight plus one minute, that’s not me! I’m still sorting through the...
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Today’s weather brought to you by….
Weather in San Diego was kind of crazy today. Unfortunately, where I live in La Mesa was not included in the craziness. All I got here was sunshine, ten minutes of clouds, one clap of thunder, and then...
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Yep…. going on the Internet
Several months ago I discovered a sanctuary for small birds. Somehow the pictures got cataloged in the wrong file folder, so I found them just this morning. There are some good ones, too. Here is one...
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