I can hardly believe I haven’t already shared this episode of California’s Gold, since it’s one of my favorites! Even when I was much younger, the Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in downtown Sacramento was always on my list of must-see places; so I had some very mixed feelings when it closed to the public in January 2015, so that […]
This week I’ve got new scans of slides from San Antonio, Texas, in 1951. For a look at what my earlier version of these slides looked like, as well as a bit more background of the places depicted, check out my earlier posts, Memory Monday, Week 2 (from November 2016), and Memory Monday, Week 3 (from December 2016).
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Since last week I shared the Forest Photographer episode, I thought I may as well follow up this week with a Barn Photographer, again from the Visiting series. From watching TV with the Big Guy, I’ve learned about “barn finds” — rare, vintage cars buried under years of dust and often forgotten, just waiting to be re-discovered and brought back […]
I live a relatively short 30 miles from Capitol Park in Sacramento, but I have to admit I’ve never properly explored all it has to offer. I did spend a few hours exploring this beautiful park back in September 2017, but I still managed to see merely a small part of it — and that was made very clear to […]
Placerville is one of those places not too far up the road from where I live that I rarely visit, so this episode of Huell Howser’s Road Trip series is a good reminder how much great Gold Rush history is still preserved there. There’s plenty of fascinating stuff to see in this hour-long episode, including a trip to the Gold […]
In the past I’ve come across quite a few Indian grinding rocks within hiking distance of my house, as well as some a bit farther away; the ones on both sides of the American River near the Lake Natoma Crossing come to mind. But I was really surprised when I recently discovered a couple of holes even closer to where […]
There are so many amazing and beautiful trees in California, I suspect they could form the basis of an entire series on their own! In this episode of California’s Gold, Huell visits three very special trees in Southern California. As I started watching this video, I may have felt slightly disappointed that Northern California wasn’t represented — but by the […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Feathers.