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Daniel Swartz

Born and currently living in Redwood City, California. In between, I lived in Santa Barbara, Chicago, Munich and more. I play the violin and viola. I like to exercise. I listen to podcasts. I used to hate beets and eggplant, but now I love it.

Father
Designer
Photographer
Musician
Reader
Walker
Traveler
Home Dish Washer

If you are looking for my design and work portfolio, you can find it here: https://curiousbits.carbonmade.com

Street Musicians

I used to play music professionally during and after college and sometimes while in college, we would play as a small group on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Barbara to make a few bucks. 95% of people simply just walk by almost completely unaware of what is going on around them while the remaining 5%…

Lick Observatory

The pandemic has kept me away from one of my favorite places in the world. I miss it so much. The great refractor telescope on Mount Hamilton’s Lick Observatory. At one point this was the biggest telescope in the world.

Morning In The Redwoods

There’s nothing quite like the smell of redwood in the morning. Instantly brings back so many memories.

Glasses

My new reading buddy. My new pair of glasses. Helps me to read, see the printed word more clearly, my passport to the world of knowledge. Without them, life’s just a blur…

The Dr. Seuss Tree

I’ve never seen a tree that looks as if it could come straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. Was it purposely grown like this? What force of nature make the tree take a zigzag in its growth? I’ve been to this park on numerous occasions and don’t recall ever seeing this tree before.

Clouds

I recently posted this picture on the ‘Cloud Appreciation Society’ group on Facebook. I think it looks really cool and interesting. Why, I’m not sure. But it turned out to get a lot of likes and impressions from other group members. One of the comments: Angel wings and on top left a whale dancing in…