I’m in the process of obtaining my Real ID — having waited almost until the deadline in May — and found I had to go to the Clerk-Recorder’s office in search of a copy of my birth certificate. When I had finished and was about to leave, I noticed a display of voting machines along one wall; the largest of […]
Wandering the trails I’ve found all along the Mendocino coast never fails to make me feel good. I’m sure there are many more paths to be discovered, and I may never get to hike them all. But even returning to one that’s already familiar, it’s impossible to feel bored, surrounded by all this natural beauty.
More details and colors from Folsom Lake’s north fork, January 2021.
With horrific fires still devastating large portions of Los Angeles area, the TV news has given a lot of attention to the celebrities who have lost their homes. Of course that’s heartbreaking, and I feel sympathy for them, but I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the many non-celebrities who are also enduring great loss. The Bunny Museum folks are […]
We’ve spent the past two Christmas holidays with the Big Guy’s family in Texas. And while our visit in December 2023 was pretty much the epitome of a bad time, this year was much better — so I was surprised to find that I shot roughly the same number of photos both years. Still, the majority of pictures in 2023 […]
I have to admit I know next to nothing about California’s Channel Islands, but Huell visited a number of the islands, and this episode of California’s Gold, originally aired August 1994, features the smallest of the group. Although it may look like just a big rock, Santa Barbara Island has historically offered food and shelter not only to plants and […]
Aquamarine breakers trimmed in whitewater lace. To me, it’s a beautiful sight, seen all too rarely. To the Western gull, it’s just another day.
January 6, 2021, was not a good day for the U.S.; but we knew nothing about the events occurring as we happily hiked from the trailhead at Sterling Pointe on Folsom’s north fork that morning. Parking is free and plentiful, with room for both cars and horse trailers. The trails can be a bit confusing, but in general if you […]