Flagged

I’m a big fan of the Stars And Stripes. Not necessarily out of patriotism for my adoptive country, to be honest – it’s more that the U.S. flag can be stunningly photogenic in the right light, like here in downtown Boston, dangling from the storefront of the local Macy’s (fittingly, the company that sponsors the annual Fourth of July parade in New York City).

Dolphins Under Palm Trees

Santa Barbara is very fond of dolphins. They’re everywhere in this glamorous resort town just north of Los Angeles – most prominently in the form of a fountain by the pier. I liked these dolphins best as a silhouette against the blue sky, but I wish the sun had been a little further to the west; that would have allowed me to take a couple of steps to the left, separating the dolphin from the palm tree. Oh, well, can’t have it all, not even in sunny California.