Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge last week was about All Things Farm Related, and that inspired me to share this fun episode of California’s Gold. I also just happened to hear a Capital Public Radio report the other day on the ways California vineyards are transitioning to new machine-based harvesting methods. It got me thinking about how technological change […]
Linotype machine:
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week — all the images are from my recent visit to the Sacramento History Museum: Farms can lead to many things in my mind and I sure you all have a view of what a farm is. You can have something as simple as a pitch fork, so the view […]
You may have heard that oil wells are a Southern California thing, and the discovery of gold happened in the foothills of Northern California. Well, in this episode of California’s Gold we learn that just the opposite is true! The fact is that gold was first discovered on a quiet little rancho just north of Los Angeles; and the location […]
On a cool day with the sky full of ever-changing clouds I went back to visit Folsom’s historic powerhouse for the first time in more than 20 years. A bright, airy visitor’s center has been added to this local state park, and I spent a few minutes strolling around in there before heading outside. For the moment I just want […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter E — Needs to have two E’s in the topic (needle, elephant, geese, peek, jeep, eye, etc.) You can always use adjectives and adverbs with a specific topic just make sure you give us the word that fits the requirements of this challenge. Steeple, Saints Peter and Paul Church, San […]
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: July 30, 2017 End of the road at Brown’s Ravine. This road leads to a parking lot and a launch ramp: Horse watering trough at Folsom Lake:
The next best thing to a train is a rail car! I wasn’t even aware that Folsom had handcar races until I noticed this sign at the Folsom Railroad Museum; sadly, I missed the event this past May — but I’ve already got my calendar marked for next year! This episode of California’s Gold features the beautiful scenery of Northern […]