We set out yesterday in the early morning light and walked down to Lake Natoma at Black Miners Bar. Gus had a chance to wade (he’s not a swimmer, but he loves the water). That didn’t stop him from being extremely disappointed that I wouldn’t take him down to the boat ramp so he could schmooze with the kayakers and […]
FOR TUES 8/18 BLOG POST: Sometimes it’s the trivial and sometimes quite unexpected things that catch my eye on my walks around the neighborhood.
More happy and beautiful memories from late May at the Mendocino coast.
In late May this year I took Gus with me on a trip to the Mendocino coast, and we stayed in a wonderful house with a lush and inviting back garden. Among all the colorful plants and flowers, the most eye-catching were the gorgeous rhododendrons. Although we both enjoyed our stay, at the time I felt the house was larger […]
Some local color and other details from our recent neighborhood walks.
Not all my attempts at shooting flowers during our recent trip were successful; some of them turned out so blurry as to be embarrassing. I’m still getting the knack of using a camera while walking a dog who has his own agenda! But here are my best efforts of the eye-catching colors spotted both at Rio Nido along the Russian […]
I’m pretty sure the last time I stopped at Greenwood Beach in Mendocino County was July 2024. I was with the Big Guy, and we were staying in Point Arena for a few days. On that particular day, we decided to drive north on Highway 1 toward Fort Bragg but had only got as far as the small town of […]
I know I haven’t been posting very much lately; there seem to be a lot of days when I’m either too busy or too tired (or both) to think of blogging. And I haven’t been shooting as many springtime photos this year, although I do try to make it a priority. But Gus and I went for a walk around […]
It’s been a stormy week here in Northern California, but it wasn’t just the weather that’s kept me inside. I’ve been fighting a head cold, and my hiking partner, who also has the sniffles, is under vet’s orders to rest for a few days. He came to me from the animal shelter in early December with the name “Snuffleapagus” and […]