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My fascination with heavy industry developed when I was six
I lived in Brigham City, Utah, after my dad committed suicide, from 1961-1965. Not too far from where we lived was a Thiokol plant, a gravel pit, and a railroad yard—lots of heavy industry. That heavy...
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It has a current license plate
I’m presuming that the front, which had the motor, was faster than the rear. Notice that it does have a current license plate. This post approved by Need a unique gift? Visit Photographic Art by Russel...
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Big red barn
Many years ago, I bought a home out in the East San Diego County boondocks. When I had the housewarming party, the directions included “turn left at the big red barn.” One of my friends was from the...
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Who would want to trespass and what is there to hunt?
From out in the Southern California high desert near Borrego Springs: I zoomed by that sign at…. well, let’s just say at a high rate of speed. After I saw the signs, I slowed to a stop, did a U turn,...
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Dust storm in the Southern California high desert
When I was growing up in South Texas, dust storms were as common as the heat, humidity, and hurricanes. Here in San Diego, not so much. However, over in the Southern California high desert one can...
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Not a roadside memorial
It’s common to see memorials along roadsides where someone has died, usually from an accident involving bicyclists, motorcycles, cars, and trucks. When I was out in the Southern California high desert...
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It might be the most beautiful of all time
When I visited La Quinta back on August 12, it was my first time. I drove down two main thoroughfares for many miles, and all I saw were golf resorts, condominium resorts, and monster homes behind huge...
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I won’t walk on it
As I continue to create works of Photographic Art, I find myself gaining a great appreciation of art of all kinds, even art that previously I didn’t particularly care for—Yoko Ono comes immediately to...
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You expect me to swim in that?
I have had so many problems in the past whenever I upgraded Adobe Photoshop. Thus, when Photoshop CC (2014) was released in June, I resisted the temptation to upgrade. That temptation overcame me...
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Condominium tower for wildlife
A condominium tower for wildlife. The seagulls have the view but the seals are closer to the swimming pool. ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Do you have Bare Wall Syndrome? I have the answer: Visit Russel Ray Photos...
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Rainbow quintuplet
I went to Old Town San Diego this morning at 6:00. Old Town is coming up very quickly in my San Diego Historical Landmark series and since I don’t like people in my pictures, I thought this morning...
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When blogging friends come to visit
I love it when blogging friends call to tell me they are in town and actually want to meet me! That’s me on the right, just in case you didn’t know. On the left, though, is Kelly, also known as Petals...
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Picture of the Moment (12-20-14)
I had to travel quite a ways yesterday looking for San Diego Historical Landmark #10. I’m not sure I found it because there’s no good description of where it is…. you’ll just have to wait…. I did get...
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Friday Flower Fiesta (12-26-14)—Electric Avenue
When one takes an average of 300 pictures each day, there will be pictures that look good on the camera’s little LCD screen but, when seen on the much larger computer monitor, they lack the subjective...
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Drill here! Drill now!
Although I have a lot of books and online resources concerning everything in Southern California, last week I discovered an online resource that lists places of which I was not aware, and which aren’t...
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Beach houses of the extraordinarily wealthy
Yesterday afternoon’s low tide was one of the lowest we’ll have in January, which means that the tide pools along the coast required a visit. Depending on where you go to see the tide pools, sometimes...
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Opinion—People like him are evil
I grew up in a family where mom and stepdad were alcoholics. Although all seven of us kids were the subject of physical and verbal abuse, my oldest stepsister and I bore the brunt of that abuse. That...
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He’s home!
Someone was gone for 213 days, but he’s home now! Discovered yesterday as I was exploring on my way to a new elementary school to teach some rugrats how to play chess. Need a unique gift? Anniversary?...
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Urban barn
Now that the days are getting longer, there is time to go exploring after teaching chess at elementary schools in the afternoon, and that’s what I’ve been doing. I got a surprise the other day when I...
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