Motion Blur

While hiking on Santa Cruz Island, we had a chance to get high up on a bluff, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. A flock of pelicans cruised by. I thought it would be cool to catch flying birds from above. I tried to pan with them, but ended up with a shot for the theme of motion blur instead. Thanks to whoever dreamed up that theme! :-)

Awwwwwww!

An endearing sight on Santa Cruz Island was this Island Fox. He was hoping for a handout, but we had been cautioned by rangers not to feed him.

Flipper!

On our boat trip over to Santa Cruz Island, we encountered a large pod of friendly dolphins along the way. They, and the water, were all varying shades of gray.

Slick and slippery

One of our California day trips was to take a boat to Santa Cruz Island, one of the islands in the Channel Islands National Park. We'd barely cleared the harbor when the captain stopped to let us view these slick and slippery sea lions, hanging out enjoying the morning.

It soothes the savage beast

This man's musical talents also entertained visitors to Balboa Park.

Y is for . . .

. . . yellow!

Yes, yellow is a theme, but I've already yused it... ;-)

Literature

Jon is happy to pose with one of the greats of literature....