New Photos — Any Topic
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Fishing stories
After living with a seriously obsessed angler for the past 33 years, I pretty much tend to notice fish no matter where I am. That includes not only the aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences but also the DeYoung Museum.
Black phoebe
Pink and red
Today wasn’t the first time I’d seen the wild rose bush growing along the shore at Lake Natoma; but this morning its bright red rose hips caught my eye. Apparently, they won’t be ripe until later in the year, but they looked so irresistible, I picked one to bring home with me. And I wasn’t the only one checking out […]
The Adventure Continues… Wooden Boats
I didn’t realize until I started to write this week’s post that Lake Tahoe’s annual Concours d’Elegance took place just last weekend, August 9th and 10th. 2019 was their 47th year, and they’re still going strong. I’ve never attended this event but I feel just a tiny bit of connection to the world of wooden boats — when I first […]
Dog paddle
The morning was warm, and when she had the chance to go for a swim, this dog didn’t hesitate! She headed out toward the middle of the lake, and for awhile it looked like she meant to stay out there all day. It took several minutes of her owner calling her back before she eventually turned back toward the shore. […]
Trees
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Trees.
Memory Monday slide redux, Week 11
As I go through my collection of family slides (again), I can’t help but wonder how each image wound up where it sits in the various slide carousels. Why do some of them have handwritten notes while most have nothing to hint at when and where they were shot? And why are they so wildly out of order? I’ll probably […]