Base of a tree struck by lightning. Angeles National Forest, California 2007 #BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #photography #nature

#Glow from the glassy water of an aqueduct at dusk. #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography

#Glow from the daybreak light. #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography

Renaissance Faire shop display Irwindale, California #photography #RenFaire #Renaissance #eastcoastkin

Joshua trees in the Mojave desert are inherently #jagged. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Mojave #scape #EastCoastKin

Did someone say #ThickTrunkTuesday? This is as thick as they get. Sequoia National Forest, California #photography #sequoia #EastCoastKin

Emergency repairs on high voltage power wires during California's 2009 Station fire. I don't know what these people are paid but it's probably not enough. Los Angeles County, 8/29/09 #photography #EastCoastKin #alphabetchallenge #WeekFforFire #wildfire

2021 California wildfire as seen from my backyard. #photography #EastCoastKin #alphabetchallenge #WeekFforFire #wildfire

If I hear someone described as #unhinged I don't see doors and missing hardware, I see this. #snake #wildlife #Mojave #desert #photography

End of summer mood. Carpenteria Beach, California #bluekyartshow #summerdaze #California #beach #photography #eastcoastkin

Things went #sideways when a narrow trail dead-ended and I had to turn around. #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #highdesert #4x4 #offroad #photography

Kid's having fun in paradise. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Joy #EastCoastKin

A beautiful Tiger Swallowtail Angeles National Forest, California #photography #butterfly #nature #EastCoastKin

Large metal sculpture of a sea serpent. It's one of over 100 sculptures in the area. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (Borrego Springs), California #photography #travelphotography #desert #AnzaBorrego #sculpture #EastCoastKin

Abandoned sign alongside Route 66. Oro Grande, California #photography #Route66 #abandoned #EastCoastKin

An abandoned patio of graffitied concrete pillars, #LightAndShadow for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow No PS or AI, this was taken with a tilt lens. #photography #UrbanGaze #HilltopHouse #vintagelens #EastCoastKin

Bayou fishermen don't want to be interrupted for anything. Manchac, Louisiana #photography #bayou #eastcoastkin #wtf

A mama Antelope Valley squirrel is stuffing her cheeks with seeds for later. Pinon Hills, California #photography #wildlife #squirrel #highdesert

My submission for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow is a Mojave #Green rattlesnake, the deadliest snake in North America. Mojave Desert, California #photography #EastCoastKin #wildlife #snake #Mojave #desert #MojaveGreen #MojaveRoad #rattlesnake

Aqueduct in California's high desert at sunset. #photography #aqueduct #sunset #California #scape

Two of the fastest and one of the loudest aircraft ever flown. top: XB-70 Valkyrie, Mach 3+ bottom: YF-12 Blackbird, Mach 3+ mid: XF-84H Thunderscreech, crazy loud because the propeller itself was supersonic. The name says it all #photography #aviation #Valkyrie #Blackbird #SR-71 #Wright-Patterson

Morro Rock watches over Morro Bay, California. This was a volcano eons ago, now just the plug at the top pokes through the surface. #photography #thewildimages #rock #morrobay #California

Things aren't #Peaceful when your country is battling an enemy within. Taken with a DIY tilt lens. No PS/AI, it's all optics. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #vintagelens #tiltlens #HilltopHouse

A #Silhouette of Joshua trees at dusk in California's high desert. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #desert #dusk #Joshuatrees

Zebra Heliconian butterfly #photography #butterfly #nature

February 2001, Plant 42 Site 9 (NASA) Palmdale California Space shuttle Columbia was rained in before departing from what be her last depot maintenance. Photo explanation in ALT #photography #STS #Columbia #SCA #NASA #shuttle #aviation #Plant42 #Palmdale #monotone #monochrome #blackandwhite #x33

Highway 2, low clouds cling to the San Gabriel mountains in southern California. Someone's drive is soon going to get challenging. #photography #scenic #mountains #SoCal #scape

All kittens are the same. Bobcat kitten in the Mojave desert. #photography #Caturday #cats #bobcat #Mojave #desert #mojaveroad

A sagging wall caused an #Arch to lose its capstone. Lake Charles, Louisiana You can see it cracking above the broken arch. The image was taken in 2020 but it's an empty field today. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #rural #blight

Marines learn on Day 1 to never wear their cover inside and damn sure never to eat with it on. Maybe Corporal Correspondent went to a different boot camp than I did.

Dead Joshua tree in the El Mirage dry lake bed El Mirage, California #photography #ElMirage #SCTA #dragracing #whereitallstarted #OHV #desert #drylakebed #desolate

Sometimes #TheJourney is more important than the destination. #photography #BlueskyArtShow #carclub #cruising

Old school bus and red car abandoned in the Mojave desert. I'm not sure how they got this far but the trail soon turned into whoopty doos so I know why they stopped. #photography #blueskymonday #Mojave #MojaveNationalPreserve #mojaveroad #desert #abandoned

#Sunlight shines through an opening in the top of a lava tube. Mojave National Preserve, California #photography #BlueskyArtShow #mojave #desert #mojaveroad

Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California. We had what must be a rare experience when it rained on our campsite the night before. #photography #deathvalley #mountains #desert #dunes #DeathValleyNationalPark #landscapephotography

This abandoned shack needs no #Windows as it already has a great view of its surroundings without them. Phelan, California #photography #abandoned #highdesert #BlueskyArtShow

Oak Titmouse arguing with his reflection in one of the #Windows #photography #birds #titmouse #angrybird #BlueskyArtShow

View of the Mojave Desert from the northeast corner of the Angeles National Forest. In this area the desert abruptly ends at its border with the forest. The El Mirage dry lake bed is visible on the right. #photography #mojavedesert #highdesert #desert #elmirage #AngelesNationalForest

Shadows on the San Andreas fault, where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet. Taken at noon through the open passenger window while driving southbound on the I-15 in the Cajon Pass. #photography #SanAndreas #landscapephotography #Vegas

Superbloom #spring flowers in the Joshua Tree National Park. #photography #desert #flowers #superbloom #JoshuaTreeNP #BlueskyArtShow

Going up a snowy trail, Mt. Baden-Powell in the distance. Angeles National Forest #photography #4x4 #snow #forest #mountains #AngelesNF

#IStandWithZelenskyy 🇺🇦 Pass it on.

Tree in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument #photography #landscapephotography #mountains #sangabrielmountains #scenic

Buildings #abandoned long ago. Mojave National Preserve #photography #desert #MojaveRoad #BlueskyArtShow

Lynx spider on a cactus blossom in California's high desert. #photography #nature #spider #cactus #desert #vintagelens

Main lobby half-dome in Union Station, Cincinnati OH This terminal is an art deco wonderland. #photography #travelphotography #artdeco #UnionStation

They sold one. Montclair Plaza, CA Taken with a Kodak DC290 back when malls were still a thing. #photography #streetphotography #mallphotography

Icicles at dawn. Pinon Hills, California #photography #icicles #winter #desert

California Thrasher tossing back a peanut. Literally. #photography #birds #thrasher

Singer's view of karaoke night at the Wrightwood Inn, Wrightwood CA I did mention I had many hobbies. #photography #karaoke #party #MrDon #Wrightwood