South fork and Sweetwater
Just because summer is over and the water levels at Folsom Lake are low doesn’t mean there is no life or color along the shoreline. There is always plenty of both, if you can take the time to slow down and look around.
Scenic Sunday
A May-December romance
As I sit at my desk writing this, it’s early December and the weather outside is grey, windy, and very wet. And while there’s a part of me that absolutely loves rainy winter days, I also look back with longing on the warm spring mornings like the one in late May when I took a stroll around the Turtle Pond […]
Miniature world (mostly slugs)
Although I’m not really that great at it, I do love macro photography. And for whatever reason, I get pretty excited any time I spot a banana slug — now formally designated California’s Official State Slug — along the California coast in Sonoma or Mendocino counties. I had always assumed this was a normal reaction until my most recent trip; […]
Summer monsoon
The final instalment of my images from Southlake, Texas, in June 2023. The Kirkwood Branch was swollen and muddy, and although I could see a trail on the other bank, I had no temptation to wade across. I knew if I stayed on this side and kept walking, I would eventually find the Big Guy at whatever spot along the […]
Scenic Sunday
On the lake trail
Here is the second of three installments showing some of my favorite images from our June 2023 hike along the Bluestem Trail to Grapevine Lake in Southlake, Texas.
Sunset and shadows
During our coastal trip in mid November, our rented house was just off Highway 1 in Mendocino County, and we had been told that Manchester Beach was only “a short walk” away. I could see the ocean from our front window, so even though it was already 4:30 in the afternoon I decided to take a stroll and discover whatever […]
Along Kirkwood Branch to Grapevine Lake
Back in mid June 2023 I shared a few photos from a day hike along the Bluestem Trail in Southlake, Texas. Despite wet weather and warm, humid conditions, I really enjoyed the trek because, although I had visited that part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area many times, I had never had the chance to do much exploring or hiking. As […]