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.
Memories and details from visits to Moat Creek and Stornetta Public Lands, near Point Arena, in 2022.
Most of my time in Texas earlier this month was spent indoors, helping to sort through the belongings left behind by my dear father-in-law. But when I did have a few spare minutes to grab my camera, I could usually find something intriguing to shoot. I’m curious about the hippo statue (along with a lion, not pictured) found near the […]
Back in mid March I was spending a lot of time enjoying the back porch as I nursed an injured foot at our small farmhouse in Keller, Texas. While newer houses had sprung up all around us, there remained enough open space to easily recall when this area north of Fort Worth still consisted primarily of wide open fields and […]
I was thoroughly spoiled on our last trip to (and from) Texas; we splurged on our flights and traveled first class. On our flight home, the Big Guy was kind enough to switch seats with me so I had a nice view out the window. For me — and for the Big Guy as well, I’m pretty sure — enjoying […]
Fruit decor in two farmhouses — Keller, Texas, and Mendocino County, California.
These are not pretty pictures. I’m still not really sure how I got the courage (or foolishness) to wander through the old farmhouse in Mendocino County last February. I do feel sure that, given the chance, I would absolutely not do it again. I have no desire to go back inside that lonely house. I’m honestly more than a little […]
Here are a few more Fujifilm pictures from February 2021; these were shot just south of the Horseshoe Bar area in Folsom’s north fork. I never really get tired of discovering all the things usually hidden underwater. There are foundations from long-vanished buildings, mysterious broken fragments, and also the type of “structure” — trees, boulders, and ledges — that attracts […]
When I stopped along Highway 1 to check out the Moat Creek beach access in December 2023, it was not my first visit. But it was the first time I followed the trail up onto the bluffs above the beach. What I found was a neat little loop trail, although at the time I was slightly disappointed that it wasn’t […]