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 just returned from a couple of days staying in the small town of Rio Nido, on the Russian River in Sonoma County. Although I’ve never spent much time in the area, it’s incredibly beautiful. It’s also just a short drive from there to the coast. Gus and I both enjoyed our brief stay, including our walks up and down […]
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 […]
When we talk about fall colors we tend to think of the brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows of deciduous foliage, like those found in New England or the Rockies. But even on a dreary day at Mississippi Bar the other day I realized that autumn has many variations of colors. They may not be vivid and eye-catching, but just pause […]
My mission for last Sunday called for driving out to Denio’s swap meet in hope of discovering some sort of well-loved furniture piece for my all-too empty house; I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted, but it was a good excuse to get outside for a bit. Once I’d arrived and parked, I soon found myself wandering aimlessly among the […]
On this visit out to Denio’s swap meet in mid August, I didn’t shoot as many photos as I normally do, and I didn’t buy anything. But it did feel good to get out of the house and spend an hour or so wandering the property, checking out the wide range of colorful and sometimes strange items offered up.
Between 2014 and 2016, the month of May meant spending a week with the Big Guy and his parents at Soda Bay in Lake County, in the shadow of Mt Konocti. Rather than drive around and explore as I tend to do nowadays, my outings were restricted to walking distance from the area where we were staying, which happened to […]
A couple of days ago, the Big Guy finally managed to convince me to go along with him on a Delta fishing trip, promising me the chance to see all kinds of birds. I’m always reluctant to commit to an entire day — from early morning until dusk — of sitting on a bass boat under a hot sun (with […]