Mexican Dam Filled To Brim

February 21, 2023 - Mexican Dam and Mexican Ditch are two popular attractions in Carson City, Nev. The ditch runs throughout Silver Saddle R...
Read the Full Post »

Carson River Trail Can Be Hazardous

February 21, 2023 - The Carson River Trail to Mexican Dam is a popular trail for bike riders, horse riders, joggers and walkers. This photo...
Read the Full Post »

Persian Hidden Word 3 Gallery Updated

February 20, 2023 - Today, I updated the Persian Hidden Word 3 (Rose of Love) photo gallery with quite a few new photos. O FRIEND! In the g...
Read the Full Post »

Immerse Yourselves

February 20, 2023 - Today, I've added a re-edited image from years ago to the Immerse Yourselves Bahá’í-inspired gallery. Attract the heart...
Read the Full Post »

McWay Cove Features 80-foot Tall Waterfall

February 20, 2023 - Today, I added a McWay Cove photo to my coastal landscapes gallery. McWay Cove features the 80-foot-tall McWay Waterfall...
Read the Full Post »

Pink & White Magnolia On Black Background

February 20, 2023 - I added a pink and white magnolia blossom to my pink and white magnolia galleries, respectively.
Read the Full Post »

Another Pink Dahlia Added Today

February 20, 2023 - Today, I added another pink dahlia to my pink dahlia gallery. It was photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden...
Read the Full Post »

Coyote Valley Blossoms With Mustard

February 09, 2023 - This photo was taken before the multi-year drought hit the San Francisco Bay Area. In good rain years, this area was awe...
Read the Full Post »

San Felipe Landscapes Evoke An Ag Past

February 09, 2023 - Metcalf Road and San Felipe Road join as they wrap around the eastern foothills of Coyote Valley in the South San Jose/M...
Read the Full Post »

Sparkle & Shine Adds Elegance To Gardens

February 09, 2023 - Sparkle & Shine is the exhibition name of a deeply yellow Floribunda rose registered as Wekjunjuc. According to HelpMeFi...
Read the Full Post »

'Twirls' Made From Pink Dahlias

February 09, 2023 - Today, I added some pink dahlia "twirls" to the website. They are made from dahlia photos by using software. Each twirl...
Read the Full Post »

Flower Temples Created From Floral Photos

February 09, 2023 - Today, I added my nine-sided flower temples, which I create using software. I chose nine-sided flower temples because of...
Read the Full Post »

Wildfire Destroys Big Basin

February 09, 2023 - Today, I added four more of my Big Basin photos. It's quite sad adding them, but I had such enjoyable times there. Missi...
Read the Full Post »

Purple Orchids Featured At Expo

February 08, 2023 - Today, I added different purple orchids to this website. They could not be identified when I photographed them at one of...
Read the Full Post »

Tineke Rose Among Most Beautiful

February 08, 2023 - I've added more photos today to the Tineke rose galleries. Tineke roses are among the most beautiful white roses I've ev...
Read the Full Post »

Tineke An Alluring Rose

February 07, 2023 - Tineke roses are among the most beautiful white roses I've ever photographed. This is a real beauty I photographed at th...
Read the Full Post »

Historic Dayton Museum A Must-See In Nevada

February 07, 2023 - As part of my photojournalism, I offer the public these unedited photos from my new smartphone (2022), showing the Histo...
Read the Full Post »

Sad Day When Bently Distillery Closed

February 07, 2023 - Bently restored some priceless buildings and to its former owners we owe a debt of gratitude. A few years ago, I took ph...
Read the Full Post »

Freesias Added To Bouquet Gallery

February 04, 2023 - I've added some freesia floral bouquets to my Freesia Bouquet Gallery. These freesias were grown in our Cupertino backya...
Read the Full Post »

Heritage Orchard Apricots The Best!

February 04, 2023 - Sunnyvale's Heritage Orchard photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons. It produces delicious apricots. The orchard, at the t...
Read the Full Post »

Sunnyvale Historical Museum A Must-see

February 04, 2023 - "The Sunnyvale Historical Museum was dedicated and opened to the general public in September 2008, as a testament to the...
Read the Full Post »

Olson's Orchard Provides Glimpse To Ag Past

February 04, 2023 - Olson's Cherry Orchard in Sunnyvale was a great place to visit when I lived there with my wife for almost a decade. I on...
Read the Full Post »

Rene Lalique Crystal Mascot At Nethercutt

February 04, 2023 - René Lalique's "Coq Nain" (bantam cock) was photographed at The Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, Calif. Nethercutt has t...
Read the Full Post »

Lalique Crystal Peacock Mascot A Beauty

February 04, 2023 - One of the finest vehicles at the Danville, Calif.-based Blackhawk Automotive Museum is this 1934 Delage D8SS — the only...
Read the Full Post »

Silver Lake Features Treasure Island

February 04, 2023 - Silver Lake and Treasure Island in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This area is as beautiful in person. I'm not sure how mu...
Read the Full Post »

Grass Lake More Like A Swamp At Times

February 04, 2023 - Grass Lake photos by Glenn Franco Simmons. The area is a lake in winter, when it isn't snowed in. Even in late summer, t...
Read the Full Post »

Carson A Picturesque River

February 04, 2023 - These photos were taken just as Highway 88 in California crosses the Carson River that flows north-northeast to Nevada....
Read the Full Post »

Fall Colors At Wylder Hope Valley Resort

February 04, 2023 - These photos were taken at Wylder Hope Valley Resort in California along Highway 88 that is about 15 minutes east of Nev...
Read the Full Post »

Hope Valley Barely Spared From Wildfires

February 04, 2023 - These photos were taken at Wylder Hope Valley Resort in California along Highway 88 that is about 15 minutes east of Nev...
Read the Full Post »

Two Peaks In Hope Valley

February 04, 2023 - Pickett Peak (left) and Hawkins Peak that you can see from Hope Valley parking lot off Blue Lakes Road. This area was ba...
Read the Full Post »

Jimi Hendrix Quote About World Peace Was Visionary

February 04, 2023 - One of my late brother's favorite musicians was Jimi Hendrix. Like Jimi, Mario died too young, at 35, in February 1992....
Read the Full Post »