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Getting Ice Cream

wpid11435-AU0E7074-Edit.jpgIt was a warm day in Petaluma so what better to do than to get an ice cream. The parlor we visited had a great retro feel to it and, far more importantly, it had great ice cream. So often, the interior of a shop is a poor place to try and get a shot but the light streamed in through the roof and it looked ideal. I couldn’t resist getting a few shots. A quick pano while sitting at our table and a couple of follow up shots before we left could not be avoided!

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Petaluma Cars

wpid11433-AU0E7065.jpgThe California climate is certainly good for preserving things. There is no shortage of old cars in the state and many of them are kept in great condition. The fact you can use them year round probably doesn’t discourage the effort to restore them. I suspect only being able to get them out for half of the year and having weather that rots them reduces the incentive for some would be restorers.

wpid11441-AU0E7086.jpgA day in Petaluma provided quite a selection of old “motors” to look at. Some were heavily modified vehicles that would have looked interesting whenever you would have seen them. Others were just nicely preserved versions of standard cars that would have gone unnoticed when they were relatively new. Now they all catch your eye and the owners seem to appreciate the cars being appreciated. Plenty of nods and waves were exchanged and raising the camera to my eye resulted in a positive response too.

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