I’m pretty sure the last time I stopped at Greenwood Beach in Mendocino County was July 2024. I was with the Big Guy, and we were staying in Point Arena for a few days. On that particular day, we decided to drive north on Highway 1 toward Fort Bragg but had only got as far as the small town of […]
Two male turkeys on my street, earnestly vying for the attentions of a female.
Google Photos always has a way of bringing back good memories that otherwise might slip through the cracks of my life, like these images from April 28 in 2019 and 2021. In 2019 I was one of the volunteers helping out at our local bald eagle nest site. I learned so much and met some very cool people. The volunteers’ […]
Today I’m taking a look at some more of the photos retrieved from the Big Guy’s phone. These were all shot in the month of March — and I had to include at least one fishing picture. Spring was one of his favorite times to go after bass at Clear Lake and the Sacramento Delta. Surprisingly, it was only a […]
I’ve had dogs in my life for as long as I can remember; so it felt incredibly strange to live without a dog around the house for 15 years after our last dog, Buster, died in 2010. It wasn’t until December 2025 that I finally felt ready to bring a new companion into my life, and already I’m wondering how […]
In the past few weeks I’ve been getting outdoors a lot more than I have in years. Thanks to my new four-legged hiking buddy, I’m revisiting places that were once familiar and discovering some that are entirely new to me. The result has been that the dog is happy, I feel a bit more fit, and I have brand new […]