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Continue reading →: Spring is almost gone in Southern CaliforniaSpring is almost gone, a few days of 100 degree weather makes short work of any wildflowers that emerged from the late storms of March and April. The displays I saw this year were mostly wild mustard. Here are a few pictures from the Orancge County wilderness. Enjoy. All photos…
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Continue reading →: A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth The Making fo the Port of Los Angeles and AmericaWith a 2023 Gross Metropolitan Product of $782 billion dollars, greater Los Angeles is the 21st largest economy on the planet. One major reason for its strong economy is its harbor. Poised on the edge of the Pacific Ocean its moderate climate and extensive rail and trucking network, Los Angeles…
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Continue reading →: Marbury v. Madison
What branch of government decides what the Constitution means?
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Continue reading →: Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American CapitalismWho owns America? It might seem like a simple question at the onset. Delve a little deeper into the question and it becomes difficult to answer. Like a debate where the definition of the terms used during the session becomes the guiding guardrails to victory, the parameters of ownership might…
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Continue reading →: Town Tuesdays: La Quinta, CaliforniaKissed by the sun and nestled against the San Jacinto mountains, La Quinta is known as a retirement and golf town. They abound in this area tucked away from the wind tunnel of the lower desert. Retirees from the end of the Greatest Generation and the leading edge of the…
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Continue reading →: When Things are not What They Appear to beCeci n’est pas une pipe, the famous painting by Rene Magritte, is my inspiration for today’s post. Translated into English, the painting of a pipe and the title “This is not a pipe” at first seem to be opposed to each other, or maybe its a joke on the viewer.…
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Continue reading →: All Hail the Snapshot!It’s hard to imagine a world without a camera. We use them to remember birthdays, weddings, holidays, and any number of other events that are significant to us. These little photographs act as a time machine transporting us to a seemingly simpler time. They help us remember loved ones no…
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Continue reading →: Going from Taking Snapshots to Making a PhotographIf you’re not doing some king of post processing on your photos, you’re taking snapshots. Hear me out for a moment, I’m not judging the value of one over the other. Kodak made millions by opening up photography to everyman and the old reference to a “Kodak moment” is a…
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Continue reading →: Lake Elsinore. Really?Lake Elsinore is the only natural lake in Riverside County, California. It is in the watershed of the San Jacinto River whose waters don’t always arrive above ground. It’s relatively shallow with an average depth of 22 feet. In my opinion, if you didn’t know it was natural you might…
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I’m Dave
I’m a retired civics and history teacher and photographer. On this site you can access posts about taking better photographs and visit various places I’ve been.
I also host a monthly live series called History with Dave where I look at important events and issues from the past that might have some relevance to today. History with Dave is a voice over PowerPoint talk.
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