Scenic Sunday
Carillon Park
There were a few nice things about this small park in Southlake, Texas. First, it was a fairly short drive from where we were staying, in an area we were already somewhat familiar with. The Big Guy was able to catch some bass there, and I was able to walk the circumference of the pond before leaving him there and […]
Greenwood Beach at Elk
SF street sights
A few images from my visit to San Francisco in August 2023.
Bird stalking
I had been longing to see and to photograph a Northern Cardinal while we were in Texas, and through luck and a bit of persistence I finally succeeded! After spotting one or two of these bright red birds while I was out without my camera, I made sure to get up early one morning and take a stroll around the […]
A visit to the vernal ponds
When I made this year’s first trip to Phoenix Park last week I was hoping to see a lot of wildflowers after all the rain storms we’ve had. I was a little surprised that the various pools didn’t seem to be overflowing, although I know that only the earliest flowers are blooming right now. All in all, it was a […]
In the Pygmy Forest
The loop trail through the Pygmy Forest forms a huge contrast from previous sections of the Ecological Staircase at Jug Handle State Reserve. Leaving behind the deeply shaded coastal redwood path and soft forest floor, I found myself on a narrow boardwalk in full sunlight lying above highly acidic, poorly draining soil. I was surrounded by a profusion of trees […]
One last look at Castle Peak
Here is the last of my batch of photos from late July 2006, when the Big Guy took me along on his quest for a good bow hunting spot. I had never stopped to explore this area, not far from Interstate 80, and I honestly didn’t see a whole lot of it even on this day. But there was quite […]
Up the terrace trail
Yes, I did shoot an awful lot of photos on my hike up the Ecological Staircase at Jug Handle in Mendocino County; I used three different cameras and walked very slowly. And even though several of my images were not good enough to share, that still left me with plenty of pictures I’m quite happy with. Today, I present a […]