The weather has been warmer for a couple of days, which should be good news — but my morning hike was overshadowed by sadness this morning. Apparently a 13- or 14-year-old boy, out enjoying the warm weather on Sunday evening, jumped off one of the rocks into Lake Natoma below the Rainbow Bridge (seen above) and never resurfaced. The water is very […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Sky. Your photos can be a brilliant blue sky or a stormy sky. You can have objects in the sky or not. I just want to see plenty of blue skies and skies that are full of clouds and storms. A sky full of ever-changing clouds has been one of […]
As I’ve mentioned before, back in January of this year a few large chunks of the bluffs came crashing down onto the American River Bike Trail near Negro Bar State Park. There have been a few more minor slides in the same area since then, and the word is that repairs may not even commence until sometime during the summer. […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Winter — Water. You can take photos of anything that relates to the season of Winter or Water. Have fun with this challenge. Because Folsom Lake is a reservoir and a major source of water for the eastern part of Sacramento County, we’re used to seeing the water […]
I’m not sure what these small pink flowers are, but I found them growing happily in the sun near my back yard tap.
Yes, I knew it had rained the night before; but I gambled that the mud wouldn’t be too thick and chose to wear my sneakers instead of my hiking boots on my morning hike. And I managed to keep my feet reasonably dry — until I arrived at this dew-soaked portion of the trail. The shortest weeds reached up to […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of April 19, 2017. Earth Day is near! This week, let’s celebrate this planet on which we live. No matter how thick the coating of asphalt we may put down, the truth is we still have very little control over the earth that we live on. At any moment, despite our […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Autumn — Metal. You can take photos of anything that relates to the season of Autumn or metal. For metal I would like to see its strength and beauty. Have fun with this challenge. Seen while hiking in September and October: Seen at the flea market/auction:
