Egypt Air A350-900 (SU-GGH) CAI (Cairo)-LAX landing on 24R after the main Dorkfest event #CrankyDorkfest #LAXDorkFest2026 #Aviation #AvGeek #KLAX #PlaneSpotting #A359 #SUGGH #Fujifilm #SOoC

A low-angle shot of the front of a white Egypt Air Airbus 350-900 with blue and black markings flying by as viewed from a forked trunk in the foreground and a clear blue sky. Its left wing is completely visible, with its nicely curved wing tips.

During Dorkfest 2026, a landing Japan Airlines A350-1000 (JA05WJ). From Haneda.

#CrankyDorkfest #LAXDorkFest2026 #Aviation #AvGeek #KLAX #PlaneSpotting #A35X #JA05WJ #Fujifilm #SOoC

Oblique angle, from below, looking at a Japan Airlines A350-1000 (JA05WJ) HND-LAX landing 24R. It’s all white except a red logo on the tall. Its wing tips slightly curve up. It has six wheels each on its main landing gear. Palms, street lamps, and a sun hat make the appearance at the bottom of the photo. Far shot of the 350 on final, probably less than 100 feet up. Orange landing lights raise upward as a white car drives by and a person looks on.

On 9/19/2026 just after LAX Dorkfest: Lufthansa B747-8 (D-ABYN), in their 100th anniversary livery, on approach to LAX’s 24R. It originated from Frankfurt. #CrankyDorkfest #LAXDorkFest2026 #Aviation #AvGeek #KLAX #PlaneSpotting #B748 #DABYN #Fujifilm #SOoC

A Lufthansa B747-800 flies nearby, in profile. It has the distinctive white and black livery where the patterns make a crane. It’s a clear blue sky dat at LAX and there’s a few traffic signals and street lights below the aircraft.

On 9/19/2026 just after LAX Dorkfest, my wife recorded this Lufthansa B747-8 (D-ABYN), in their 100th anniversary livery, on approach to LAX’s 24R. It originated from Frankfurt. #CrankyDorkfest #LAXDorkFest2026 #Aviation #AvGeek #KLAX #PlaneSpotting #B748 #DABYN

Friday, I got the updated Covid and traditional flu vaccine. I only had a higher than usual heart rate a day later, lethargy, and a bit of muscle soreness. A good trade-off compared to full-blown week-long illness.

Sometimes I just point the camera at distant bird-shaped blobs. Usually they’re invasive Starlings, but today it was a Kestrel with a mouse. #Kestrel #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #BirdPhotography #Fujifilm

A far-off kestrel, with vertical black markings on its white head, blueish wings and a brown back, stands at the tip of a tree snag with a mouse in its beak. One of its eyes glistens.

Another Peony flower from Cologne’s Botanical Gardens. Photo from Mid-May of this year. #Peony #BloomScrolling #Cologne #Deutschland #Fujifilm #SOoCA close-up of a vibrant red Peony flower, with a cluster of yellow stamens in the center. The flower is surrounded by blurred lush green foliage, and there are small water droplets visible on the petals. A few leaves are in focus and they're deeply lobed.

Friday, at last. Enjoy a Peony from Cologne’s excellent Botanical Gardens. Photo from Mid-May of this year. #Peony #BloomScrolling #Cologne #Deutschland #Fujifilm #SOoC

A close-up of a vibrant pink peony with a bright yellow center, its petals dotted with small water droplets.

Here’s today’s temporary repair of today’s irrigation gusher under my Valencia orange tree. I’ll get around to replacing the whole thing sometime this year… #HomeOrchard #Yarden

My citrus, avocado, and feijoa drip irrigation main line is starting to split. I installed it around 2017 so I’m fine with having to replace it now. Thankfully the weather is cooling a bit. #HomeOrchard

If you’ve traveled in the central valley of California during the late summer (especially August), you’ll see dust clouds. Everywhere. Every part of the harvest generates dust: Orchards get their floors cleared, Almonds “get the L shook out of ’em”, they are vacuumed up, and they go to a huller. Here is such a facility near Orland, CA. #AlmondHarvest

Anyway. How about a Killdeer from late June of this year? #Killdeer #Birds #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Fujifilm #SOoC

A Killdeer, with a white underside, brown wings, and a black ring around its next stands in a cobble area. It’s mid-step as it makes its way to the right