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She was from Austin, Texas, visiting Palm Springs for the first time. She asked if I would take her picture gazing up towards the snow-capped peak of Mt. San Jacinto looming in the distance so she would never forget the view. She came back to stay the following year.

The Jao Family Sculpture Garden sits on the campus of the University of California, Irvine and includes this statue of Qu Yuan (340-278 B.C.).

Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman of the Chu kingdom, is steeped in Chinese history and tradition.

Today, the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival, Duānwǔ Jié, Double Fifth, Tuen Ng Jit) is a traditional Chinese holiday that commemorates the life and death of this famous Chinese scholar. The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar, and was recognized as a traditional and statutory public holiday in the People’s Republic of China.

People in the Miluo River area continue to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan each year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which fell on June 25th in the year 2020.

Unfortunately, we just learned that the Miramar Air Show has been canceled for 2020, but for good reason with officials citing the continuing spread of COVID-19 across California communities.

A perennial favorite event to photograph and enjoy with friends are air shows, including the annual Miramar Air Show held every fall at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The Miramar event regularly attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators and is among the best in the world. It’s easy to snap over 10,000 photographs of flying aircraft, static displays, and special events over the weekend.

Here are a few previously unpublished photos from the 2019 Miramar Air Show. Hope to see everyone again for the 2021 Miramar Air Show!

Giraffe were listed as Vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016. Giraffe numbers in Africa have plummeted by a staggering 30% over the last 30 years.

The perfect car to share on the summer solstice. A bright yellow 2015 McLaren P1 Hybrid. (It’s one of just 375 – perfect for a drive on a sunny summer day like today!) #mclaren #mclarenp1 #hybrid

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A native of Tasmania and Australia, the Tawny Frogmouth is often mistaken for an owl, but it’s not. When disturbed, this interesting bird camouflages itself by imitating a broken branch, as demonstrated by this beautiful bird at the Living Desert Zoo.