Calico morning

I know I’ll see at least a couple of cats out and about if I go walking in the mornings. Some of them want nothing to do with me; a few are more than happy to let me pet them. And then there are those who condescend to pose for a brief photo shoot, like this gorgeous calico. But they won’t hesitate to let you know when your time is up!

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Goose island

I’m never surprised to see Canada geese along the shores of Lake Natoma. But this pair it seems have found a safe nesting spot on a tiny island, shielded by Himalayan blackberry bushes and almost completely invisible from shore. The only way I managed to take pictures was by balancing awkwardly on some rocks and sticking my camera lens through […]

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WPC: Liquid

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of May 16, 2018. For this week’s photo challenge, let’s keep things fluid. The water levels at Folsom Lake always fluctuate throughout the year, but they reached historically low levels in 2014 and 2015 due partially to drought. Since then, increased winter rain and Sierra snowfall has helped raise the lake […]

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