Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge — In and Around Folsom
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: June 25, 2017
Sutter and Riley
Sutter Street has gone through many changes since the 1850s. I’m quite interested in the story behind this building, located in Historic Folsom on the corner of Sutter and Riley streets. The green building in the background is the Folsom Hotel; its history is easier to dig up (I plan to post about that in the near future). But Google […]
Snipes-Pershing Ravine
About 18 years ago, the State of California acquired the roughly 45 acres of land known as Snipes-Pershing Ravine. Several groups and individuals, including the Sacramento Valley Open Space Conservancy, had been pushing for a long time for preservation of the area. It’s surrounded on three sides by suburban housing, with Lake Natoma to the east. It’s a great place […]
I’m just standing here, reflecting
It’s always a treat to spot a Great Blue Heron, and even better to get a decent picture. I spotted this one just upstream from the Lake Natoma Crossing in July 2014. According to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds, at 4 feet tall these graceful waders are the second largest long-legged bird in the West (after the Sandhill Crane).
Great escape
At the moment it seems like most of the northern hemisphere is experiencing a fairly miserable heat wave — and I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s more than ready for cooler weather. If I could just take off and head to the coast or the mountains, I’d be gone! Today the projected high temperature in my part of […]
WPC: Transient
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of June 21, 2017. Drifters, nomads, and even the state of impermanence: this week, share your photos of transient.
The Adventure Continues… San Luis Obispo Train
I can’t believe this is my very first time watching this episode of California’s Gold! It’s absolutely packed with beautiful scenery as well as history — of the railroad, of the Chinese who helped build it, and even a bit of musical history. The central coast of California has some stunning scenery, and I haven’t seen nearly enough of it. […]
Let’s play!
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Teddy Bears, Dolls, Toys. Toys of all sorts for both girls and boys as well as big boys and girls (meaning adults) are all allowed in this weeks challenge. See how creative you can get on this challenge. Have fun with this challenge.
Memory Monday, Week 31
Back in January 1987, The Big Guy decided we should make a list of San Francisco Bay Area fishing piers and hit them all, one by one. That was why, at 8 AM on this particular day, I was sitting in an improvised chair in the back of our 1976 Camaro watching the rain pour down at Ballena Bay in Alameda. […]