This image is part of a statue of Buddha from the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California. There were many statues in the buildings and gardens there. I liked focusing in on the hands of this Buddha. The Hsi Lai Temple is the largest Buddhist Temple and Monastery in North America.
I just went birding at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA. There are several lakes there, and even though it's January, some of the surrounding trees were in brilliant "fall" color. I don't usually shoot Mallards, as they are so common, but I couldn't resist, with him swimming in all this glorious color! We finally had some pretty chilly weather, and some of the trees were brilliant, even some deep red. I know I've been just showing bird pics--I have spent the first week of the year birding every day, working on my new year list. I'm now up to 104 species for the year! Can you tell I've been having fun? Now I need to get going on some other projects that I've been ignoring...sigh... 1/7/22 www.sparhawkphotography.com
