Kitchen, bakery, and millstones: The interior rooms, probably finished in 1842/43, contained a large kitchen to feed the dozens of fur trappers, tradesmen, and others who lived there or frequently visited — California’s Olden Golden Days blog
Back in January 1987, The Big Guy decided we should make a list of San Francisco Bay Area fishing piers and hit them all, one by one. That was why, at 8 AM on this particular day, I was sitting in an improvised chair in the back of our 1976 Camaro watching the rain pour down at Ballena Bay in Alameda. […]
This historic bridge is pretty close to my house. It’s not exactly famous, nor is it part of a major thoroughfare. It was built over Gold Creek in 1915, with a length of 160 feet, and was apparently designed to last for roughly 50 years. These photos, unless otherwise noted, were shot in January 2005, when the bridge was still […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Big and Small. You can have big and small objects in the same photo. Or you can have at least one photo of a very large item and one photo of a very small item in your photo. What I am looking for is great contrast. Big: The scow schooner Alma, built in 1891, docked at Hyde Street […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of March 18, 2016: There’s rhythm and motion all around us — this week, let’s capture some of it in a photo. Following on from my post on Native Californians yesterday… These photos were taken by my dad back in 1972, in Northern California.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything painted There were so many possibilities with this week’s challenge! It was all a bit daunting… until I remembered a museum exhibit I saw very recently. I was visiting the Folsom History Museum (for the first time, I’m slightly embarrassed to admit), and among all the wonderful items I saw there, these leapt out at me in the small Chinese history display. I didn’t see an information card, and I was unfortunately pressed for time and so I wasn’t able to ask the volunteer if she could tell me about them. I’m so happy I got a good photo. I could gaze at these all day long. By the way, I am planning on going back to the museum to see their special exhibit called Folsom’s Historic Places: An Insider’s Look (November 21- January 17). Can’t wait!