Yesterday morning I walked outside to grab the newspaper, and when I glanced up at the sky I’m sure I did a double-take. Then I ran back into the house to grab my camera. I’m not sure if these are “popcorn clouds” or something else, but they certainly were a stunning sight!
Have you ever heard that witty comment, “It’s hard to soar with the eagles when you’re surrounded by turkeys”? I guess you could say I felt a little bit like that on my hike the other day; everywhere I went I seemed to run into mobs of wild turkeys — and they weren’t too thrilled to see me, either. And then, […]
From the flower archives:
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is Rock, Paper, Scissors: This week the topic is Rock Paper Scissors. Your photos this week can have anything to do with rocks, paper or scissors. Have tons of fun with this challenge this week. Use your imagination if you want for this theme. The thing is to have a lot […]
The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of December 2, 2016. What kind of image might help you relax? Maybe it’s an easy chair and blanket, a serene glimpse of nature, or a steaming cup of tea. Whatever it may be, please share yours and help your fellow bloggers relax! This is one of my favorite spots in […]
These small depressions fill with water only during the spring and autumn rains. Such seasonal wetlands are vital to many forms of small animal and plant life, and unfortunately many have disappeared forever under various types of human development.
(Click to enlarge.) From 1909 until 1967, the California State Fair grounds were located at Stockton Boulevard and Broadway in south Sacramento; the State Fair was held there annually except for 1942 through 1947, when the army occupied the fairgrounds due to the war. Nowadays we have the more centralized Cal Expo fairgrounds, and there are few if any remnants of […]