Signs
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Signs: traffic, directional, signs along the roads or on buildings, etc.
Mormon Island Wetlands State Park
A little over a week ago, I finally went to check out this very low-profile state park located along Green Valley Road in Folsom. There are no interpretive signs or even an obvious entrance. I’m still not sure of the exact boundaries of the park; I followed a rather muddy trail that paralleled Green Valley Road for quite a ways, […]
A beautiful day
Riding high
The American River is running fast and fairly high right now; as I stood on the shore yesterday morning, mesmerized by the rushing water, there was nothing that could have induced me to dip even one foot into the torrent. But the birds have seen it all before and seemed more pleased than impressed. Like the Great Blue heron, calmly […]
Rufous-sided towhee
I was lucky enough to see a few of these beautiful little birds near the river today, and especially lucky with the image below.
Reflecting pool
Walks, trails, sidewalks
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Walks, Trails, and Sidewalks.
Mormon Island clouds
Fiddleneck
Common fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia), is a California native.