Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge — May 11, 2018
Clover lover
Growing up, I was used to seeing white clover growing in the springtime; it’s only fairly recently that I’ve noticed clover flowers tinged with pink and purple. Although the Trifolium pratense is not native to North America, it seems to be popping up more and more in the wild grass areas around Lake Natoma and Folsom Lake. I’m always drawn […]
Red iris
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an iris quite this color before. There are so many different categories and shades of these graceful flowers! To learn more about bearded iris color terms, check out the American Iris Society’s blog, World of Irises.
WPC: Place in the World
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of May 9, 2018. Where do you belong? In the hustle and bustle of a big city or amongst friendly faces in a small town? For this week’s challenge, show us your place in the world. I don’t live in a big city, although sometimes traffic jams and noisy neighbors can […]
Hello
The barriers are still sitting across the bike trail; we continue to wait for the rock slides and resulting damage from January 2017 to be repaired. And while those giant concrete blocks don’t seem to be doing much to keep out cyclists and pedestrians, on the plus side they’ve made a great spot for random graffiti.
Open palm
Most of the trees on Mississippi Bar are oaks, cottonwoods, or pine trees. But there’s at least one palm tree sitting on the bank of one of the ponds. I can’t tell how long it’s been there or how it came to be there in the first place, but I always like to check on it whenever I’m hiking nearby. […]
Cee’s Which Way Challenge
I’m not sure if I’ve ever participated in Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge before, but since I’ve been able to get out and about a bit more recently, I wanted to join in!
Morning on Mississippi Bar
Once the site of gold mining camps and later owned by Teichert Aggregates, Mississippi Bar, located along the shore of Lake Natoma, is now part of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.
Blacktail doe
