I swear I’m not trying to drop any hints, but since Valentine’s Day is coming up next Monday (yes, that soon!) I thought today would be a good time to feature this Classic episode of California’s Gold. Although the historic Polk Street location is no longer a See’s Candy store, you can still find three retail outlets within San Francisco. […]
I meant to include this image in the post I published two days ago, but it took me awhile to find it! I came across this Pacific Hounds Tongue last March while exploring near Rodman Slough, at the north end of Clear Lake; and while the purple still isn’t quite true to life, I think it’s close — especially the […]
I was able to get extremely close to the fire apparatus in the Angels Camp Museum both last summer and in September 2018; by contrast, on my visit to Auburn’s historic red-and-white-striped firehouse, I found everything locked up tight. I shot my photos of the horseless carriage through the windows. Finally, a wire screen protected the entrance to the old […]
I’m a sucker for waterfalls and rapids, to the point where I’ll sometimes spend half my time on a hike trying to capture good shots of foaming water. So this week from the album I’m sharing pictures of fast-flowing streams, most of them shot near Ophir, California, in the spring of 2010. Perfect focus may be lacking in some of […]
I’ve seen these dark purple flowers many times before but only recently discovered their name. I’m not sure why they are called hound’s tongue, unless it has to do with the shape of the leaves.
Only a couple of years ago I was complaining that, apart from one occasion in Ensenada, Mexico, many years ago, I had never gotten a good look at a Brown Pelican in the wild. That all changed this past year during a couple of trips to Mendocino County in the fall and winter. I saw so many pelicans that my […]
One of these mornings I’m going to get myself back over to the vernal pools at Phoenix Park to visit the birds — and hopefully spend more than 45 minutes, which was all I had on my last trip. Even in that small amount of time, I saw Crows, Ravens, Canada Geese, Goldfinches, Black Phoebes, and a handful of Killdeer. […]
I love to explore small side trails as I’m hiking, assuming I have the time and energy. Sometimes I’ll find unexpected surprises along those lightly worn paths; and on this particular day, hiking near Brown’s Ravine, I came upon a forgotten stacked stone wall on a hill overlooking Folsom Lake. The lone strand of rusted barbed wire curling along its […]
