Unbroken
Memory Monday, Week 106
August 2000 — This is the last bunch of photos from our day at Shell Beach. Just before heading home around noon, we made a brief stop at this entrance to the Kortum Trail. I’m not sure we actually hiked it that day; we may have been hurrying to miss the rush-hour traffic going home, since this was a Thursday […]
Rescue operation
All these California storms are proving a bit too much even for heavy equipment to handle. I found this guy turned over on his side just down the street from my house! Luckily I was able to get him back upright; it’s only a matter of time before the next wave of the storm blows through.
The Adventure Continues… Things That Came Back
Recently I’ve shared images of some of the seasonal pools scattered around Mississippi Bar. Most of those ponds are man-made, but exploring them reminded me of this episode of California’s Gold, which educated me about historic Tulare Lake — an enormous lake (about 760 square miles) that I never knew even existed! Although apparently destroyed by damming of three rivers, […]
Patterns
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Patterns. I decided to play around with a kaleidoscope and see what sort of crazy patterns I could find along my street.
Memory Monday, Week 105
August 2000 — Yet another ocean trip, this one an overnight stay. Our lodgings were at the River’s End, a rustic-looking restaurant and string of cabins all perched on the cliffs near Jenner. I was disappointed to find the cabin had no phone and no TV; but it did have a wide balcony, a wonderful picture window looking out over […]
Evanescent
The seasonal ponds at Mississippi Bar are some of my favorite subjects to photograph. During the recent drought years these ponds ceased to exist; now they’ve come back again for their short time.
Brodiaea
Tender Moments
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.