Pelagic Cormorants Shine!
Point Lobos State ParkCarmel-by-the Sea, CAMay 3, 2021 In mid April, I discovered a large nesting colony of Brandt’s Cormorants within easy viewing at Point Lobos State Park [...]
Pinnacles National Park – June 1 – 4, 2020
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK - JUNE 1-4, 2020 ARRIVINGIt took 24 hours to settle down after occasional feelings of distractedness and unease. It takes time to adjust to the pace of [...]
Monarchs Rule!
Monarchs Rule! October 2019 My unscientific, total guesstimate says that the number of overwintering Monarch butterflies this fall is about the same as last year. That's good; at least [...]
More at Moss Landing
More at Moss Landing, CA September 2019 If you've you been following my blog, then you’re already familiar with Moss Landing. It sits in the middle of the great [...]
Scenes from a Superbloom
It rained a lot this winter. That's what it’s supposed to do in the coastal redwood forest of Northern California near Santa Cruz. After seven years of drought, the [...]
Happy Winter Solstice!
Happy Solstice to All and to All a Long Peaceful Night! December 21, 2018. May the increasing light be the light of wisdom. May the world expand in its [...]
My TGA: When Memory Becomes Unmoored
Below is an essay I wrote last year about a unique experience I had. A little different from my usual photos and commentary posts. Perhaps you know someone who [...]
Don’t Hurt the Mushrooms!
I walk through the forest for exercise and the feeling of aliveness in my body, to breathe in the refreshing exhalations of the trees, and to see what might [...]