24 July 2009
Again, we are a family in flux, with people coming and going. Today, Ingrid and Rani flew down to LA to join Daniela. Tomorrow, all three are flying to Greece for a 2+ week holiday organized by Dad and Mom.
Meanwhile, Alexis is returning from her year in Germany on 4 August. And before she comes, I'm making a brief trip next week to Texas to participate in an advisory group meeting for a graduate research and teaching program on indoor air sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
We've been "enjoying" cool summer weather, not uncommon here, with cloudy mornings, sunny midddays, and (often) cloudy late afternoons and evenings. Today was one of those days. I went for an afternoon walk in the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, part of the East Bay parks system. This land rises steeply from the southeast corner of Berkeley and presents wonderful views of Berkeley and Oakland. When it is clear, there is a terrific view of the bay and San Francisco. Today, the cloud level was too low to see beyond the bay, but it was brightly lit by the late afternoon sun. The lighting conditions presented some interesting challenges for photography. Out of the 25 or so shots I took, these three came out best.
The opening picture gives a sense, but imperfect, of the strong contrast between the dark clouds and the bright bay. The second photo shows the Claremont Hotel, the poshest resort in the area. The guy in the blue fleece in the third photo was writing in a reflective manner; maybe he's an aspiring poet.
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