In the school garden
Moving water
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Beaver splash
Return to Slate Bar
It’s been awhile since I hiked up to Slate Bar, but a warmish day in January (I actually wore shorts) seemed like the perfect time to go back. I was able to get off the paved bike trail and away from the seemingly endless stream of walkers and cyclists, at least for a little while. “This bar was located just […]
New Year’s Day at Willow Creek
I started out the new year with a wonderful First Day Hike on Lake Natoma, led by FOLFAN. We met up at the Willow Creek Recreation Area at 8 AM; luckily the weather was perfect — cool but too cold, with the sun making an appearance by mid morning. Here are a few photos of the area around our starting […]
Hot or cold things
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Opposing colors
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Opposing Colors (blue/orange, yellow/purple, red/green).
American oils
Sadly, I failed to take note of the artists or titles of a couple of these paintings, but they were among my favorites at the deYoung in San Francisco and the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento earlier this year.
Main Street, Coloma
During the busiest years of the California Gold Rush the town of Coloma boasted more than 70 structures — but these days only a handful of buildings remain standing along Highway 49/Main Street in the Marshall Gold Discovery State Park.