A visit to Ancil Hoffman Park

I made a quick trip to Ancil Hoffman Park the other day — the first time I’d been there in about 30 years, even though it’s a mere 30 minutes away from my house (allowing for traffic on surface streets). The park sits alongside the American River and contains nearly 400 acres of protected land in the middle of suburban […]

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V is for…

The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter V:  Needs to start with V and have at least 6 letters. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge.  Have fun with this week’s challenge.

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Q is for…

The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter Q – Simply needs to have the letter Q. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge.  Have fun with this week’s challenge. Vaquero room at Sutter’s Fort, Sacramento: Examples of quartzite found near Lake Natoma:

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A shot of wild turkey

I’m never too surprised when I come across turkeys while out hiking. They can be fairly challenging to photograph since they tend to move along whenever I look at them too closely — maybe they’re worried I’m sizing them up for the dinner table. I shot these images in late August 2017 near Lew Howard Park in Folsom.

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Birds on a wire

It could be that after last night’s downpour, these pigeons are hoping to dry out their damp feathers. It might also be that they are waiting for the nice lady down the street to put out a pile of food.  But who knows — maybe the birds are just enjoying this morning’s warm sunshine.

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