Red-wing blackbirds are one of my favorites, probably stemming from childhood memories of seeing and hearing them as I traversed the marshes between Sacramento and San Francisco. I’ve recently found them quite close to home at Sailor Bar’s Turtle Pond in Fair Oaks, but I always love spotting them around Clear Lake, especially in the spring. On this particular trip, […]
Lake Mendocino is just a short drive away from Clear Lake, and spring is a great time to explore this Northern California reservoir. I didn’t get to hike as much as I would have liked, but I did see some really beauitiful wildflowers and a number of birds. The green hillsides and trails look so inviting — but watch out […]
We’ve traveled along Interstate 40 through Southern California and Arizona enough times now that most of the rest areas have become familiar stopping places. Some of the amenities we find are less than impressive — although we sincerely appreciate that they exist at all. There is nothing quite like the disappointment and anguish of the long-distance road tripper who finds […]
Just a few of the sights from our recent travels to and from Texas this year.
Texas has so much history to explore, and there’s always quite a lot to learn and to think about when visiting a historic cemetery like this one in Weatherford, Texas. I found several gravestones honoring war veterans who lived to a ripe old age, as well as far too many children who had died far too young. Although the Greenwood […]
Fruit decor in two farmhouses — Keller, Texas, and Mendocino County, California.
It’s not necessary for me to have any particular destination in mind when I visit San Francisco in the summer. It’s often enough to just wander around, keeping my eyes open. I’m always sure to find something that appeals to my camera. I shot most of these images with my Fujifilm point-and-shoot, which is perfect for this sort of street […]
I do enjoy shooting scenes with some sort of framing around them, but I don’t do it very often. That’s mostly because I do a lot of outdoor photography, and also because my results are only successful about half the time. Still, even though some of today’s images may not be the greatest as far as quality, they do serve […]
