Scenic Sunday
Parker County Courthouse
It was not quite 8 AM when I first caught sight of a towering mansion that seemed to be sitting in the middle of a busy street in Weatherford, Texas. I was caught up in the morning rush hour and wasn’t really sure where I was going; but I knew I wanted a closer look. As I moved closer, I […]
Scenic Sunday
Partway up a mountain
Of all the times I happened to be travelling along Highway 29 in Lake County (west of Clear Lake) and noticed the interestingly named Bottle Rock Road, I never imagined that one day I’d be turning onto that very road in search of a new hiking spot. It was already past noon when I arrived at Boggs Lake Preserve, on […]
Russian Gulch rainforest
It’s been nearly five months since we were last at the coast in Mendocino County, and with all our recent trips to Texas, it seems even longer. Hopefully we’ll soon be able to plan another visit; but in the meantime, I still have a lot of photos from previous trips that I haven’t yet shared. Today, here’s a look at […]
Texas at random
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 […]
Return to Grapevine Lake
Hiking to the shore of Grapevine Lake on a warm day in early June proved a bit of an adventure. With a couple of different paths to choose from after parking the car, the Big Guy ignored the map and headed off on a trail that plunged into the woods and meandered through brush and knee-high weeds before eventually emerging […]
Walnut Grove Trail
When I hear the name ‘Walnut Grove’ I tend to think of the California Delta or the setting for the 1970s TV show “Little House on the Prairie.” But the other day I discovered a new Walnut Grove along the shore of Grapevine Lake in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The path we followed toward the lake took us through a […]
A peaceful oasis
The summer season at Berryessa officially opens on May 5, but during our visit nearly two weeks after that date we had no trouble finding escape to the sights and sounds of nature that we were craving.