Cat napping, Part 2
The Folsom Zoo Sanctuary currently has three or four big mountain lions; I’m not sure which one this is, but she was relaxing up on her high shelf. All I had to do was wait a moment for her to turn her head…
WPC: Heritage
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of May 17, 2017. This week, share a photo that channels a living tradition, whether it’s your own or someone else’s. Out of all the fascinating objects I’ve seen at the Roseville flea market this spring, I’m always especially drawn to those that remind me of items my family bought on […]
Cat napping, Part 1
Three-legged bobcat Aiko at the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary.
Memory Monday, Week 26
Back in December of 1992, I took a road trip with the Big Guy and his parents from Northern California through Nevada and Idaho to Missoula, Montana, to spend Christmas with my sister-in-law. We traveled in a rented minivan (crammed full of presents and trip supplies), and it took us two full days to reach our destination. Of course, now I wish I […]
Maglia Rosa
I’m not sure if this plant is a wild onion, but it’s very abundant right now in the areas where I’ve been hiking, near Negro Bar State Park. It likes the sun and so is a little difficult to photograph, but I think the colors come across well here. I chose the name Maglia Rosa in honor of the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia, which started last weekend and runs until May 28. I haven’t been able to watch the race on TV — although I’m cheering for my perennial favorite (see what I did there?), Frenchman Thibaut Pinot. He may not get a chance to wear the Maglia Rosa (the pink leader’s jersey) this year, but hope, like wildflowers, springs eternal.
The importance of the moment
Live each moment. It is necessary for your happiness and success. We can do nothing about the past except learn from our mistakes, and the future depends on how well we use the present moment” — Ken Treiber, Living Each Moment
All By Myself…
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Isolated Subjects. Your isolated objects can be a house deep in the woods, a camel on sand dunes, or something as simple as an item left behind by someone at a park.
Fields of gold
You always have to remember – no matter what you’re told – that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway — Cyndi Lauper ———————————————————————————- “Flowers.” BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2017. 6 May 2017. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/flowers.html
Dangerous waters
The weather has been warmer for a couple of days, which should be good news — but my morning hike was overshadowed by sadness this morning. Apparently a 13- or 14-year-old boy, out enjoying the warm weather on Sunday evening, jumped off one of the rocks into Lake Natoma below the Rainbow Bridge (seen above) and never resurfaced. The water is very […]