An 'available light' night of taking photos on nearby Balboa Island. Jodi-

Thanks Jasdip. Many of my building shots are angled because, well, because I'm really short. LOL BA is indeed a clean and wonderful place and would go back in a heartbeat if offered the chance (without paying the $1000 to get there :-) Jodi-

Merry Christmas, from an embarrassed and disgruntled Bud!!

LOL Alisande. Thanks for the link Casey. So it looks like the stork wasn't really planning on making a meal of Donald, just offering some quick transit. :-) What a fascinating bird! ... and ugly. I remember when I first saw it, I thought it was just a joke statue or something ... then it moved. Whoa. I was quite frustrated because I could not get a good photo of it. Not usually a problem I experience but each picture I took of it, turned out overexposed looking even with some Photoshop help. Maybe I'll go back this summer with my new camera and try to get some better shots. Jodi-