Monday, August 28, 2017

Pretty trees and flowers-El Camino



I took some pictures of pretty trees and flowers at El Camino, where fall classes have started.



Monday, August 21, 2017

Total eclipse


I didn't go out to watch the eclipse (didn't want to try to fight the crowds), but I watched a news report on the Science Channel and watched updates on the NASA site.  I thought these pictures I found on the Internet were pretty cool.











Saturday, August 19, 2017

Out and About



I checked out a local park (Alta Vista) recently.  It's a nice park with lots of trees.


Friday, August 11, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming




In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) has returned home after his experience with the Avengers in Captain America: Civil War and begins to explore his identities as a high school student and Spider-Man.  With Tony Stark/Iron Man’s (Robert Downey Jr.) help, Spider-Man takes on the Vulture, AKA Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) who is stealing advanced weapons.

I don’t usually care much for sequels in a movie series, but I enjoyed Spider-Man: Homecoming a lot.  It is a typical superhero-saves-the-world film with a lot of action in some ways, but the acting is good. The theme of a young person having to choose to go his own way or do the right thing is thought-provoking.  The interaction between young Parker and Stark’s characters is entertaining.  Holland captures the enthusiastic teenager discovering his purpose very well, and Downey was born to be Iron Man as far as I’m concerned.  I’ve always loved his portrayal of Iron Man.  Michael Keaton makes a pretty good bad guy too. 


I would definitely recommend Spider-Man: Homecoming. It is worth seeing.