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.
WPC: Smile
The Daily Press Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of April 4, 2018. For this week’s challenge, point your camera at something or someone that puts a smile on our face (or just show a smiling face). I wasn’t completely surprised to see a male turkey strolling down a neighborhood street — but this one had an unexpected escort. Was she acting […]
Flurry
Pigeons, ducks and some smaller birds regularly gather on this corner for the breakfast on offer; but it doesn’t take much to set them to flight… at least temporarily!
Something to crow about?
If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows — Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
Black phoebe
The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the western U.S. with a sooty black body and crisp white belly. They sit in the open on low perches to scan for insects, often keeping up a running series of shrill chirps. Black Phoebes use mud to build cup-shaped nests against walls, overhangs, culverts, and bridges. Look for them near any […]
Early bird
Back to work
During the three-day Labor Day weekend the beach and picnic areas at Negro Bar State Park are always teeming with sun- and fun-seekers. But at 7:30 on Tuesday morning, with the holiday finished and everyone struggling back to work, the beach and the parking lots are peaceful and deserted — except for these very busy guys.
Far side
Warning signs and fences don’t mean much when we’re young; who could resist sitting on the edge of the bluffs, with Lake Natoma and Folsom spread out below, just as the morning sun comes over the horizon?
A motley gathering
