Wildflowers are My Solace – Part 1
Wildflowers are My Solace - Part 1 Mid-March - April 3, 2020 Santa Cruz Mountains and Coast This is the first installment in my annual spring wildflower post. All [...]
Retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains
NOTE: I have been remiss in posting my blog notes and photos for the last few months. I’ve been resorting to “quick and dirty” posting on Facebook on both [...]
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 [...]
The Age of Aquariums
The Age of Aquariums July 2019 It is the dawning of the age of aquariums for me because, as a Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) member, I can go whenever [...]
Pinnacles National Park: California Wildflowers and Condors
Pinnacles National Park: California Wildflowers and Condors April 29-May 2, 2019 After witnessing the splendor of Carrizo Plain National Monument’s superbloom in March, I was determined to get back [...]
The Ongoing Saga of the Cormorant Colony
If you followed my blog last year, you saw posts dedicated to the nesting, hatching and growth of a breeding colony of Brandt’s Cormorants in Natural Bridges State Park, [...]
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 [...]
Unexpected Elephant Seals
UNEXPECTED ELEPHANT SEALS Photography from Ano Nuevo State Park, CA, Sunday Jan. 27, 2019 On Sunday the weather was splendid and Chris and I decided to go to the [...]
Monarchs Bring Both Beauty and Sadness
Monarchs Bring Both Beauty and Sadness The over-wintering monarch butterflies this year are split between Natural Bridges and Lighthouse Field State Parks. My favorite spot is Lighthouse Field because [...]