Author: nabityphotos

02-04-2006A) Sacramento in the winter.And it it weren't for the umbrella, cars and traffic lights, there wouldn't be any color at all.◄ ♦ ►

02-03-2006This house has a great front porch. This is the classic California bungalow architecture. So why did houses from the early/mid 1900's emphasize their porches? And why don't we see this as much in new home design?Porches were the great social connector between the inhabitants and the outside world. Back in the day, people spent … Continue reading Shifting our vantage point

02-02-2006This is an HP732C color inkjet printer. More accurately, it's a homeless HP732C color inkjet printer. This was sitting outside a nearby Walgreen's and I presume the owner brought it there to buy a replacement ink cartridge. As usual, the ink cartridge costs twice as much as the printer did and the owner probably decided … Continue reading Techno-trash

01-31-2006I'm not sure if you can see it in this photo, but this sign has been modified. Recently, someone changed the distance from 15 feet to 20 feet. "No smoking within 20 feet of entrance to building." This is usually beyond most building rooflines - how do smokers keep a cigarette lit in the rain? … Continue reading Keep your smelly butt outta here

01-30-2006Nothing can change your day more quickly than getting pulled over by a cop. You're driving along, chatting on the cellphone, munching on a Big Mac, steering with your left kneecap, shifting gears with your elbow, balancing your Starbucks Triple Mocha Crappochino with no foam on your right knee, minding your own business...and then it … Continue reading What seems to be the problem, Officer?

01-28-2006A big attraction at William Land Park is the duck pond. You can bring bread to the duck pond and feed the ducks ... they don't mind if the bread is stale. Don't feed bread to the geese - it makes them mean. This goose took great offense to my presence at the duck pond. … Continue reading What’s good for the goose is not good for the golfer

01-27-2006This photo was taken just before sunrise - the serenity almost belies the real world that swirls around a light rail station. Light rail stations can be a conflux of activities - many different lifestyles cross paths here and for a brief time, they all share one common purpose: getting from Point A to Point … Continue reading First Light on Light Rail

01/26/2006Hmmm. Department of. So what's up with this? An identity problem? Not enough money in the budget to paint the rest of the name? Self-defense? "If they don't know our name, then they can't cut our budget."Is this where nihilists work?Q) "Where do you work?"A) "The Department of."Q) "What do you do there?"A) "____ ."Or … Continue reading Department of __, how may I direct your call?

01/25/2006The airlines make you turn off your cell phone during the flight, so everyone squeezes in their last minute calls before boarding. It's like telling someone they'll have to stop eating candy in 30 minutes.... and here's some M&Ms now. With cell phones, we think we are more connected. Ironically, cell phones tend to disrupt … Continue reading Can You Hear Me Now?????