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1930 Lancia Lambda A Rare Automobile

June 03, 2023 - This very rare 1930 Lancia Lambda was photographed at the 2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance in the San Francisco Bay Ar...
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1914 Knox Model 46 Touring Car Had 46 HP

June 03, 2023 - It was a time when entrepreneurs were most commonly referred to as “pioneers” in their field or industry. Henry Knox was...
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1910 Pratt Elkhart Touring Car Produced By Carriage Company

June 02, 2023 - The 1910 Pratt Elkhart touring car was produced by Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co. The company was founded by Vermo...
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Design Elegance: 1907 Cadillac M Victoria Touring Car

June 02, 2023 - This 1907 Cadillac M Victoria Touring car was photographed at the 2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance. This car’s owners...
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1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom Had Larger Engine Than Silver Ghost

June 01, 2023 - This 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 was photographed at the Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance in the San Francisco Bay Area....
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1927 Rolls-Royce Fitted With Three-light Tail-lamp Cluster

June 01, 2023 - This 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1, four-door convertible was photographed at the 2012 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance. The...
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1927 Willys-Knight Nearly 100 Years Old

June 01, 2023 - "Willys-Knight is an automobile that was produced between 1914 and 1933 by the Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, Ohio,"...
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1955 Chrysler Imperial Newport Coupe Worth A Drive!

May 30, 2023 - This 1955 Chrysler Imperial Newport Coupe is one of 3,418 that were manufactured. It features rear air conditioning, pow...
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1955 Ford Thunderbird Convertible A Classic From Go!

May 30, 2023 - This 1955 Ford Thunderbird convertible was manufactured in Detroit, Mich., and cost $3,475. It was photographed in 2014...
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1955 Bel Air Nomad A Hit In Capitola

May 30, 2023 - This 1955 Bel Air Chevy Nomad was photographed at one of the the Capitola Rod & Custom Classic on California’s Central C...
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This 1955 Chevy Bel Air Nomad A Real Beauty

May 30, 2023 - This 1955 Chevy Bel Air Nomad was photographed at the 2010 Goodguys' All-American Get-Together at the Alameda Fairground...
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1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster A Huge Car With Lots Of Chrome

May 30, 2023 - This four-door 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster was photographed at a Bombers United Car Show in Silicon Valley. "The Chevrol...
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1941 Mercury Woody An Instant Classic, In My Opinion

May 30, 2023 - This 1941 Mercury Woody Station Wagon was photographed at the 2011 Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance in the San Francisco...
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1949 Woody A Post-War Hit; Favorite Even Today

May 30, 2023 - This 1949 Mercury Woody Wagon was photographed in 2011 at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, Calif., in the Ea...
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1954 Chevrolet Bel-Air Featured Powerglide

May 30, 2023 - This 1954 Chevrolet Bel-Air, featuring Powerglide, was photographed at the 2010 Good Guys car show at the Alameda County...
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1950 Nash Rambler A Step Back In Time

May 30, 2023 - This is a 1950 Nash Rambler convertible that was photographed at the 2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance. A variation in...
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'Armed With The Power Of Thy Name'

May 28, 2023 - PRAISE be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest and knowest that I have called upon Thy servants to turn nowhere except in...
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'Thy Name Is My Healing; Remembrance of Thee is my remedy'

May 28, 2023 - Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee i...
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Empire Ranch Golf Course Flooded Again!

May 24, 2023 - Low parts of Riverview Park, the Ambrose Carson River Natural Area and Empire Ranch Golf Course were flooding on May 24...
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San Jose Fire Department's Chief Buggy: A 1905 Cadillac

May 24, 2023 - This 1905 Cadillac once served as the San Jose Fire Department’s fire chief buggy. When Golden Gate Backroads photogr...
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Desert Peach A Colorful Shrub

May 17, 2023 - Erupting on mountain slopes or desert flats in spring this year was the beautiful pink desert peach blossoms that you co...
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Empire Ranch Trail Scenery Is Beautiful

May 17, 2023 - The scenery along Empire Ranch Trail can be quite spectacular. One the west side is a golf course and on the east is the...
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Tulips Among My Favorite Flowers To Photograph

May 15, 2023 - When the Second Great Depression of 2008 was going to result in the closure of the daily newspaper I co-founded, I left...
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1929 Type 57 Bugatti A Sublime Beauty

April 28, 2023 - This beautiful 1929 Type 57 Bugatti was photographed at one of the Hillsborough Concours d’Elegances I attended. Form...
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Minor Flooding At Riverview Park

April 26, 2023 - With the Sierra Nevada snowpack melting, the Carson River has been swollen and at flood state, with various warnings iss...
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Bright Tulips A Reminder That Spring Is Here

April 17, 2023 - When I was a professional floral photographer in Cupertino, I took many photos at the region's gardens, from The Dahlia...
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Spring Blooms Mean Daffodils!

April 13, 2023 - Over the years as a professional floral photographer in Silicon Valley, I photographed thousands of daffodils. Prior to...
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Camelot Daffodils May Grow In Carson City

April 13, 2023 - The Camelot daffodil (Amaryllidaceae, Genus: Narcissus) was hybridized by Richardson and introduced in 1962. One wonders...
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Rose Of Love A Favorite Persian Hidden Word

March 06, 2023 - I've yet to add hundreds upon hundreds of photos to my Bahá’í-inspired artwork on this website. I used to have several t...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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'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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sad Day When Bently Distillery Closed

February 07, 2023 - (These photos are part of my photojournalism via smartphone. They are not professionally taken or edited. You may downlo...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Escurial 7 A Grand Comstock Masonic Lodge

January 23, 2023 - As with all the Masonic buildings I've ever seen or been in, the Virginia City Masonic Hall is a well-kept historic trea...
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Carson City Car Show Features Amazing Cars

January 23, 2023 - (These photos are part of my photojournalism via smartphone. They are not professionally taken or edited. You may downlo...
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Virginia City Firehouse A Fascinating Museum

January 23, 2023 - (Please note that these photos are from my smartphone. They are professionally taken, nor are they edited. You may downl...
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1 Chronicles 16:34 Illustrated With Yellow Rose

January 20, 2023 - O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever. ~ 1 Chronicles 16:34 From the American Kin...
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Psalm 139 Illustrated With Photo Variety

January 20, 2023 - Today, I added some photos that illustrated Psalm 139:11-13, from the public-domain World English Bible®. They were take...
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Carson City Downtown Revival Car Show A Hit In State Capital

January 14, 2023 - The annual Carson City Downtown Revival Car Show, held each July, is one of Carson City's most popular events. I've add...
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Truck & Bus Photos At Bently Heritage

January 13, 2023 - These photos were taken with my smartphone when we first arrived in Nevada. I hadn't yet pulled out my professional gear...
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Marigolds Are Joyful Flowers

January 12, 2023 - I just added two marigold photos that were taken with my first Nikon, a D5000. While it doesn't have the same profession...
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Fence Rose Adorn San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

December 19, 2022 - A beautiful, unidentified fence rose photographed at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. This is a fence rose, which ado...
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White Water Lilies Bloom

December 19, 2022 - White water lilies photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons in the San Francisco Bay Area. I added two photos to the white w...
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Stainless Steel Roses Are Stunning

December 19, 2022 - This gallery will feature Stainless Steel roses photographed at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, which is one of Amer...
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White Magnolias Are Early Bloomers

December 19, 2022 - White magnolias photographed in the San Francisco Bay Area. Magnolias in the San Francisco Bay Area bloom as early as Ja...
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Fragrant White Freesias

December 19, 2022 - White freesias grown and photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons in our Cupertino backyard. Freesias are about the most-fra...
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Beautiful Bronze-colored Dahlias In Dahlia Garden

December 18, 2022 - Because I was unable to identify these dahlias, I'll call them bronze-colored. However, brown dahlias that are unidentif...
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Flaming Dahlias At Golden Gate Park

December 18, 2022 - I called these dahlias "flaming dahlias" because of their fiery reddish-orange and yellow. I was not able to obtain the...
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Pink Dahlias Added

December 17, 2022 - I have quite a few photos of pink dahlias and I've added many today; unfortunately, many of them I could not identify. T...
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Salinas Valley A Beautiful Location

December 17, 2022 - Just click on the slideshow to navigate to the Salinas Valley photos.
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Single Drop Into An Ocean

December 14, 2022 - Far be it from us to despair at any time of the incalculable favors of God, for if it were His wish He could cause a mer...
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A Single Drop Into An Ocean

December 14, 2022 - Far be it from us to despair at any time of the incalculable favors of God, for if it were His wish He could cause a mer...
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Lavender Freesia Gallery Updated

December 14, 2022 - I've updated my lavender freesia gallery. These freesias were grown and photographed in our Cupertino backyard near Sili...
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White Freesias Grown In Cupertino

December 14, 2022 - I've added a few more freesias to my white freesia gallery. These were grown and photographed in our Cupertino, Calif.,...
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