It certainly isn’t hot enough for these adventurous Redding dancers.
So they dance with FLAME. Images from a recent Market Faire, by me.
We burn. Like candles, or like fireworks, we all burn.
Thank you fire dancers, you’re Really Redding.
Dunsmuir’s Botanical Gardens – a few images
Just over 50 miles north of Redding lies the fascinating town of Dunsmuir. A richly visual place, with its mix of rail town industriality and Cascade Valley natural grandeur. Here are a few recent images I took of the town’s Botanical Garden. A magical place. Click on the images to enlarge.
From their Dunsmuir Chamber of Commerce website:
“Dogwood Daze is almost here again!! Come to Dunsmuir (May 25th) and enjoy a city wide yard sale, garden tours, a soap box derby for the kids, food and lots of fun!! In addition we will have a doggies parade, flower show, art studios open and lot’s of music. And you can’t miss our ever popular Pie Social…best in the west!!! See you there.”
Shasta Dam, front and back
2 views of the dam and lake. With a gentle Spring rain filling our lovely lake today, I thought I’d post this view from the overlook, and then from O’Brien. Both seen in each other’s backgrounds.
Precious water from an abundant Earth. Click to slightly enlarge.
Profound views all around us. We need only look. That’s Really Redding.
Uncommon view of Redding from the West Hills
Out showing a home in the west hills looking over a Spring cloud Redding evening skyline lends an uncommon perspective to otherwise familiar landmarks. From here, the Diestlehorst, Rail Trestle, and Sundial bridges become neighbors. Click to enlarge a bit.
Below we see Highway 44 going east, with Shasta Regional Medical Center in the foreground, and leading off to big-boxville.
Below, a view of Greenstone Place from on a hill in west Redding. A lovely neighborhood of gracious homes framed in green hills and red cliffs on a warm Spring evening.
Even commonplace sights are all extraordinary in our town. It’s Really Redding.
A Cottonwood antique
From Shingletown to Redding at 725 mph
Because at 730 mph, you might miss some of the nice scenery. Click start and hang on.
Shingletown to Redding at 725 MPH from Skip Murphy on Vimeo.
Time lapse driving from Shingletown to Redding California in Highway 44. Set to music by Craig Padilla and Skip Murphy, recorded live in the Schreder Planetarium in Redding. Excerpt "Aluminum" from the disc Planetary Elements on the Space for Music label.
In truth, no speed limits were exceeded. But here’s the equivalent for travelling 30 miles in 2.5 minutes from computational engine Wolfram Alfa:
So technically, it was only 720 mph. Who would quibble about 5 mph when you driving at nearly Mach 1?
We local real estate agents like to say that Shingletown is only about 15 or so minutes east of Redding. But that darn precise Wolfram Alfa seems to think your commute would have to be at 120 mph for that 15 minute guesstimate to be true. Please take your time on Highway 44, and enjoy the views. Think about how those Bay Area and L.A. commuters would love to even travel AT the speed limit.
Anselmo Sunday Brunch dishes
Another smashed Nikon
It seems I have developed a new and unwelcome talent for dropping expensive tech devices in the driveway. Last time, it was Erin’s iPad. Today, my hapless camera is the victim. Remarkably, it still takes decent images, even busted up. Kudos to Nikon. Still, it’s rather ugly to go aiming at anyone…
It seems only the filter is broken. But the impact bent the ring, so it won’t come off. I hope I can fix it.
Thunderbirds
From Redding to Mt Shasta in 5 minutes
Last week, I photographed the drive from Redding to Mt Shasta in about 3000 individual images. Then, I strung them together into a video for 5 minutes, with music. The result is an interesting compression of this scenic northstate highway journey through the Sacramento River Canyon.
Redding to Mt Shasta from Skip Murphy on Vimeo.
I like how this technique plays with time. I’m hoping to do more of these. Already, one Vimeo film maker has asked if he could use segments of it in his own project.
Enjoy the journey.
