Smoke from the Camp Fire has covered the city for the past week. Here's the view from Ina Coolbrith Park and from the shore looking back up at Ina Coolbrith Park and Russian Hill.

My friend's documentary film about a soldier, a portrait, and her father is free on Veterans Day in the US. Watch at http://www.thesilentsoldier.com. A prior story is available at SS Léopoldville Troopship Memorial

Takeoff from SFO. Looking West from over the Bay.

View of Hawthorne, Nevada and Walter Lake from 12,000 m altitude. Fascinating history.

From a trip to Tennessee, cotton as it naturally occurs.