Today's links

► California in pictures - over 100 California-based photographers came together to document their home state, from the properties of tech billionaires to festivals for ‘blessed’ cats (via this isn't happiness).

Photographer: Ryan Schude

Photographer: Michael Rababy

Photographer: Eric Davidove

► Here's something good for dinner tonight...  and you'd also like the "Dance Through a Week to Beauty" pamphlet exposing the health benefits of dancing.

► Someone really likes Jake Gyllenhaal - Timely, topical and totally unverified information about Jake Gyllenhaal.

For you visual pleasure

 (My son & granddaughter)

But seriously - Every kid deserves an awesome dad by Gregory Baugher.

► Being a mother all across the world - Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc shares tales of unconditional, compassion and love between a mother and a child. 

►Visit these sites for more visual pleasures - Chromeography - In praise of the chrome logos and lettering affixed to vintage automobiles and electric appliances — those unsung metal emblems and badges that are overlooked, forgotten, damaged, lost to time or the dump. SPEED Star & Random Things.

► I love this video (via swissmiss).