Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: July 9, 2017
Free range bunny
Hinkle Creek Trail
It took me awhile, but I finally got around to exploring the nearby Hinkle Creek Trail. Over the last few years there’s been some controversy around a plan by the City of Folsom to build a road right through this small greenbelt for a sewer maintenance road. The plan called for ripping out as many as 250 mature oak trees […]
Early mornings are for the birds
One of the best things about getting out for my hike by 6 AM is that I see and hear more birds. Like the mockingbird above — he was so busy singing his heart out he didn’t notice me at first. He looked a bit surprised, then decided it was time to move his concert elsewhere. I still haven’t decided […]
Neighborhood boss
This big male turkey is hanging out on a local street corner with his harem of hens. He may not be as colorful as a peacock, but he’s got plenty of style and attitude, strutting around like a boss!
Bloomin’ beautiful!
How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold — William Wordsworth
Some gorgeous redhead
This cute little female common merganser was enjoying the still waters of Lake Natoma this morning. I love the mohawk, but I’m sure it looks better on her than it would on me!
WPC: Bridge
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of July 5, 2017. Think about the things, places, or people that connect us. What’s your take? The Lake Natoma Crossing, which spans the American River near the city of Folsom, opened for traffic in 2009. It sits just downstream from two older bridges — the busy two-lane Rainbow Bridge, built […]
The Adventure Continues… Kelp
It may very well be that kelp is not something you’ve ever spent much time thinking about. It doesn’t sound like a very interesting subject, after all! But in this episode of California’s Gold, Huell Howser shows us how truly amazing and beautiful kelp is, and what an important part it plays in our oceans — and even in our […]