Yellow spring flowers
Our hike out to Rattlesnake Bar revealed all sorts of abundant spring growth in a wide variety of colors and shapes — including some giant-sized poison oak!
Purple milkweed
I had no clue what plant this was when I first photographed it, and Google’s image search didn’t provide much help. Part of my trouble was that I couldn’t guess what the flowers would look like once the buds opened. So I waited for about a week and then went back to check on developments. This purple milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia) […]
On the bluff
Tree swallow
I was hiking the Rattlesnake Bar trail on Folsom Lake with the Big Guy when I was lucky to find this handsome male tree swallow who didn’t mind sitting still for my camera. I had never seen this type of bird before, but after checking out the video from All About Birds, I’m certain I’ve heard them plenty of times.
WPC: Lines
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of April 25, 2018. As you look through your lens this week, pay attention to lines.
Busy or People Working
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Busy or People Working. Go through your photo archives and see what photos you have that fits the current week’s challenge, or better yet grab you camera and take a new photo! ENJOY and have FUN.
Purple lupine
Punk rock
Pipevine swallowtail
I’ve never had a whole lot of success trying to capture butterflies with my camera; it can be especially frustrating in the springtime, when they seem to be everywhere around Lake Natoma, even fluttering straight into my face at times. The California pipevine swallowtails were certainly out in force last Tuesday. And just when I had given up all hope […]