Trees of Mystery was absolutely one of my family’s favorite attractions when I was growing up, and even before I was born — see my previous posts, Memory Monday, Week 9 and Memory Monday, Week 10. It’s been decades now since I last visited the place, and it’s evolved and only gotten better (I’m seriously craving a ride on the […]
The theme this week for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is Crawling or Flying. Flying is pretty obvious anything from a bird, plane, balloon, a ball being thrown, etc. If I think of a baby crawling, they are using their arms and legs. So I would extend this to mean any 4 legged animal. Crawling can even mean slow moving so […]
Matilija poppies — Botanical Garden, San Francisco: Brugmansia, Angel’s trumpet — Botanical Garden, San Francisco: Red hibiscus — Safari Park, Escondido: Unidentified orange flowers — Safari Park, Escondido: Temple Bells — Botanical Garden, San Francisco: Temple Bells — Sutter Street, Folsom: Unidentified pink flowers — Botanical Garden, San Francisco:
Sorry if you saw my post for Memory Monday and find it’s now disappeared! I accidentally hit “Publish” a day early! The post will be back in its proper place tomorrow. 🙂
In the summer of 1978, I took a road trip with my parents from Sacramento to British Columbia, Canada. We passed through Oregon and Washington State, making a few stops along the way to see the sites. Sadly, back then I wasn’t much into photography — but I made up for that shortsightedness (slightly) by taking copious notes and keeping […]
We’ve been having some pretty awesome sunsets lately — tonight I couldn’t resist running outside to capture this one.
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of February 3, 2017. This week, show us what being alone means to you. I was going through some old pictures when I found these images of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, located in the Suisun Marsh in Solano County. California’s wetlands are always in danger of disappearing altogether, but this area […]
This episode is a “California’s Gold Classic,” and it’s one I’ve enjoyed quite a few times already. Even so, in re-watching it today I learned that the Bidwell Bar Bridge, constructed in 1856, was the first suspension bridge built west of the Mississippi River! It’s a great reminder that even though I live quite near the historic gold country there’s […]