Vanishing points
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Vanishing or Leading Lines.
Morning is for the birds!
A collection of local birds I’ve seen in the past few weeks.
All in the (fungus) Family
Sticks and stones 3
Lake Natoma shore birds
Ducks and geese are not the only birds who like to hang around the water at Lake Natoma!
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbirds sing all through the day, and often into the night. Most nocturnal singers are unmated males, which sing more than mated males during the day, too. Nighttime singing is more common during the full moon — All About Birds
January at Negro Bar
One of my favorite trails through the state park runs parallel to (and just a stone’s throw from) very busy Greenback Lane; and yet if I can get out early enough it can be a great place to snack on juicy blackberries, listen to all sorts of bird songs, encounter some Valley Quail, or maybe even spot a blacktail buck. […]
From the south bank
A few more shots from the First Day Hike at Lake Natoma this year.
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 […]