It’s the Great Pumpkin! (Halloween Special)
Great Park – Great Pumpkin, originally uploaded by Kelson.
The Great Park Balloon in Irvine, California, all dressed up as a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween. I was hoping to get a shot of it aloft, but it landed as I approached the park.
It looks really eerie lit up at night, floating off in the distance. Or just floating above office buildings.
Irvine Spectrum Obelisk
Spectrum Obelisk, originally uploaded by Kelson.
This obelisk marks the northwest end of the Irvine Spectrum shopping center. Beyond a frontage road you can see the I-5 freeway.
Since the time this photo was taken, the sign at the bottom of the obelisk has been removed.
Morning Glories
Morning Glories, originally uploaded by Kelson.
Last year my wife and I found some morning glories growing in our backyard, and decided to train them with twine to grow along the back wall. They did phenomenally well…and then produced a zillion seed pods, reminding us that they’re often classified as weeds.
They’re gone now.
Mission Viejo Wash
Mission Viejo Wash, originally uploaded by Kelson.
Just off of Los Alisos Blvd.
Irvine Cityscape at Night
Irvine at Night, originally uploaded by Kelson.
Twilight view of office buildings from the top of a parking structure a few blocks from John Wayne Airport.
Blimp Hangar
Tustin Blimp Hangar, originally uploaded by Kelson.
One of two historic blimp hangars located on the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, California, in the center of Orange County.
These were built for Navy(?) surveillance aircraft during World War II and remained in use until the base was closed in the 1990s. They’re gigantic structures, holding some sort of record IIRC, but from what I hear no one has come up with a plan to preserve them, and both are supposed to be demolished.
Moon and Venus Above Palm Trees
Moon and Venus Above Palm Trees, originally uploaded by Kelson.
An opportunistic shot from a shopping center parking lot.
