A walk in the garden

I didn’t spend too much time in the small garden abutting the redwoods of the Jack Hume Grove in Vacaville. The flowers were few, and the sun was very bright when I arrived, not long after 12 noon. But a few colorful autumn blooms did catch my eye as well as the attention of some insects. Sadly, although there were […]

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Wooly Mullein

Common mullein, also known as wooly mullein, is a common sight throughout the Folsom Lake State Recreation area. It’s an invasive weed that originally came from Europe, North Africa, and Asia. They tend to like open areas where the ground has been disturbed, and seeds can germinate even after many years of lying dormant — in fact, reading through my […]

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Odds and Ends

Since starting my little dogwalking gig, I haven’t found as much time to go out hiking and looking for things to shoot. My big new Canon has taken a temporary backseat to the palm-size Fujifilm and occasionally my camera phone. And there are days I’m not feeling especially inspired by anything I see, or I can’t seem to spare a […]

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