Back in early August 2020, I ventured around to the far side of Folsom Lake to spend a couple of hours at Peninsula Campground. It’s a long, very winding road to get out beyond the private property signs to the state park gate, and in the summer when the water is low, you can look across a narrow stretch of […]
Today I present some images from a couple of different October hikes in the same area along the American River’s south fork at Folsom Lake. The vibrant hues of spring may have been long faded, but there was still plenty of color to be found — in the Yellow Monkeyflower with its bright red spots, the scarlet Toyon berries, and […]
I always love seeing the flowers blooming whenever I visit my childhood home these days! Here is a collection of phone shots from the past few months.
I’m in the process of obtaining my Real ID — having waited almost until the deadline in May — and found I had to go to the Clerk-Recorder’s office in search of a copy of my birth certificate. When I had finished and was about to leave, I noticed a display of voting machines along one wall; the largest of […]
(Note: I began writing this blog post five years ago; it’s been languishing, an unfinished draft, since February 2020 — partly because it’s so silly I wasn’t sure I should publish it. I still have strong doubts, but what the heck. Please enjoy it in the spirit of utter foolishness it deserves.) Lewis Carroll’s classics Alice Adventures in Wonderland and […]
Wandering the trails I’ve found all along the Mendocino coast never fails to make me feel good. I’m sure there are many more paths to be discovered, and I may never get to hike them all. But even returning to one that’s already familiar, it’s impossible to feel bored, surrounded by all this natural beauty.
More details and colors from Folsom Lake’s north fork, January 2021.
With horrific fires still devastating large portions of Los Angeles area, the TV news has given a lot of attention to the celebrities who have lost their homes. Of course that’s heartbreaking, and I feel sympathy for them, but I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the many non-celebrities who are also enduring great loss. The Bunny Museum folks are […]