Throwback Thursday — September hikes, 2016
Here are some previously overlooked images I shot in and around Lake Natoma and Black Miner’s Bar (previously Negro Bar) between the 13th and 30th of September, 2016.
Throwback Thursday: Farewell to June
What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days — J.R. Lowell As we are on the brink of plunging head first into July, I decided to take a look back at some late June photos from previous years. Some of these images I haven’t even looked at in quite a long time, and […]
Surprise visitor
I think this sleek little feline has called on me before, but this time she was much less demanding. She noticed me relaxing on my front porch and moved in for a closer look; but after a quick once-over she moved on to all her other daily appointments.
Turkey trysts
Since we haven’t raked the leaves in our front yard this year, the neighborhood turkey flock likes to come hang out, scratch for worms, and do a little bit of flirting.
Foggy morning sunshine
On a cold, gray Sunday morning, the colorful roses just down the street in my neighbor’s yard offered an irresistible chance to play with some camera settings.
Morning rain
It’s been quite a long time since I walked along the Palisades; when the skies are blue and the temperatures mild, the trails are full of other folks walking, running, or riding bikes. This morning I calculated that the misty weather would mean fewer people — and I was right. It may have had to do partly with the fact […]
Morning standoff
A couple of the local feral kittens recently discovered the brown squirrels who love to scamper around the trees in our front yard, and now every morning one or another of the feline siblings is waiting patiently among the tree roots. These young cats don’t seem interested in trying to climb the tree; I guess they are just hoping one […]
Springtime roses
Magical filter
I’m embarassed to admit that I am a very lazy photographer. I’ve accumulated some pretty decent equipment, and over the past two years I’ve had plenty of time to study the basics of photography and to improve my skills. Instead, I mostly wander around and shoot whatever catches my eye — without bothering to get a serious grasp on using […]