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Manoa Falls

Here are a few from a recent wet hike up to Manoa Falls.

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Golden palm frond, glistening in fresh rain.

Hibiscus on fallen wood.

Underwater Black and White

It may sound odd to want to turn the underwater world with its kaleidoscopic colors into black and white images. However, these creatures inhabit their world below the surface with such a graceful and noble majesty, and sometimes this power is best shown in black and white. I hope you enjoy.

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Waimanalo Beach

Here's a few from Waimanalo Beach, just a short drive away from my new place.

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Finally, A New One

Well, I've been incredibly bad at putting new work up. It's been months. Instead of trying to go back through 4 months worth of work, I've chosen to put just a few new ones up. The first set is a set of people whose faces have just really been stuck in my mind over the past few months. The second set is from a bad storm that tore through our area last month, causing tons of damage.

Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Wheatland's Malcolm Webb is the 2007 All-Area Defensive Player of the Year.

Ashley Guizar sits in the pews of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marysville following Ash Wednesday services.

Eileen Davies, a parishoner at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, stands in front of the new oil-on-canvas painting depicting the Crucifixion that is to be unveiled as part of an ongoing restoration of the church.

Valerie Eredia walks in the rain during the March Against Violence and Crime, which was held in honor of her cousin, Alexander Smith, a 17-year-old kid who was stabbed to death Jan. 19 during a party in Yuba City.

2-year-old Sawyer Peters laughs as he checks out all of the costumes during the Purrrrfect Halloween event in downtown Marysville.

Stormy Weather

In early January, a storm tore through our area, cutting power to more than 20,000 people and leaving one person dead. Here's a few aftermath shots.

Terry Brown removes a branch in front of a house severely damaged by a fallen tree the morning after the storm.

Ron Dufore of Yuba County Public Works sloshes through a flooded gutter in Linda as he works to help restore drainage to the area.

An exit sign has been severed in half by a fallen tree outside of the Yuba City Senior Center. Read into it what you will.

Irony in the streets. A "wet floor" cone rests on its side the morning after a violent storm tore through the Yuba-Sutter area.

Dave Killingsworth, right, carries a log while Chuck Lemmenes, left, continues to chop a fallen branch with a chainsaw at Miner Park. The two men helped to cut up many fallen branches, taking much of the scraps as firewood for themselves.

A New Update

Here's an update of some shots from the past week or so. Hope you enjoy.

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A stop sign is distorted by raindrops in Marysville

A raindrop hangs precariously on the tip of a leaf during a rainy day in Marysville

The skeleton of a bare tree is distorted by raindrops in Marysville

Brandon Yee stands in prayer during a service celebrating the Marysville Buddhist Church's 100th anniversary

Jerrie Lea Bartlow listens during a t'ai chi chih class while standing in front of a numbered bingo board

Jerry Ruff, 80, takes some time to himself after a t'ai thi chih class at the Yuba County Senior Center

Alex Moore, 10, cries while holding the hand her mother, Robin, as Moore is wheeled to an ambulance after being injured in a car accident.

Firefighters work from above and below to extinguish a blaze that gutted Granzella's restaurant, a beloved landmark in Williams, Calif.

Kyle Burns, 10, center, is pulled along a zipline ride by Chris Vonderwerth, 10, left, and Issac Sampson, 10, all of Folsom, Calif., at the Golden Empire Council Scout Expo at Beale Air Force Base.

Mylaina McMurray,9, washes the window of a car during a fundraising car wash Saturday. The car wash was organized to raise money for the family of Willie Dean Roberts Jr., who was brutally killed during a robbery.

Alex Pinto lifts Andrew McCleary onto his back during a cake batter wrestling match at Wheatland High School. Wheatland High School students participated in the cake batter wrestling as part of Spirit Week.

Jordan Hartman, left, and Chelsea Holman grapple in a sea of chocolate cake batter during lunch at Wheatland High School.

Feather Falls

Here are some from a recent hike to Feather Falls. We hiked through the steady rain to Feather Falls, which plummets 640 feet down, making it the fourth highest waterfall in California, and the sixth in the continental US.

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The red bark of a fallen tree glistens after an afternoon downpour.

One of the smaller tributary waterfalls along the path.

The ground seems to move as hoardes of ladybugs scurry along the forest floor near Frey Creek. Several million ladybugs come to this part of the forest for the winter and can be seen completely covering most of the foliage.