Dew drops
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning — Samuel Butler
Orangevale rocks again
A couple of weeks ago I posted images of a small decorated stone I found on one of my walks through my neighborhood; that was the first time I realized this is a fun thing some groups of people have started doing, often leaving inspirational messages painted on the back of these painted rocks. So when I spotted another brightly […]
Powerhouse petals
I made a couple of quick trips to the Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park this past weekend, and I nearly walked right past these beautiful roses without noticing them. They’re growing just north of the main powerhouse, right outside the small building containing the machine shop and the superintendent’s office.
Walls — Indoors or Outdoors
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. Let’s see how creative you can get. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.
The Adventure Continues… Donner Memorial
So much has been written about the tragic fate of the Donner Party; there’s no shortage of opinions about what led to this group of pioneers becoming trapped in the snow-packed California Sierras during the winter of 1846-47 and what they did or did not do in order to survive. But there’s nothing quite like visiting the site of these events […]
Street beautification
WPC: Variations on a Theme
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of January 24, 2018. This week, show the same thing — an object, place, or person — presented in several different ways. The thunderclouds were so impressive last Friday that as soon as I got home from walking the dog I had to grab my Canon and hurry over to the […]
W is for…
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter W – Needs to start with W and have two vowels in the word. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge. Have fun with this week’s challenge. Two weathervanes:
Black velvet
