Focus
Stay focused and stay determined. Don’t look to anyone else to be your determination – have self-determination. It will take you very far — Justice Smith
A small grass fire
I’m not sure when this burn happened, but I took this picture at the end of July. The blackened area continues south for several hundred yards, between the lake and the bike trail. I’m just grateful that fire crews arrived quickly enough to keep the fire from spreading any farther.
Morning solitude
For me, mornings are absolutely the best time to be at Lake Natoma — whether I’m up near Lake Natoma Crossing or down at the other end, near Nimbus Dam. Sometimes it’s hard for me to get myself out of the house, but once I’m outside, I always feel better.
Friday morning
A few images from my Friday morning hike around Lake Natoma.
Red sky in the morning
The sunrise that greeted me this morning shone blood-red over Lake Natoma, thanks to smoke from distant wildfires. It was an impressive but sobering sight.
Queen Anne’s lace
D. carota was introduced and naturalized in North America, where it is often known as Queen Anne’s lace. Both Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and her great grandmother, Anne of Denmark, are taken to be the Queen Anne for which the plant is named.[16] It is so called because the flower resembles lace, prominent in fine clothing of the day; the red flower in the center […]
Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: July 20, 2018
From beneath
Pink and purple
