Category Archives: Nature
Visiting Point Reyes
On December 29, Jim and I decided to drive over to Point Reyes Lighthouse and see if we could see any whales. It was a mild sunny day, the Friday before New Year’s, and he thought there might be a … Continue reading
Fire in the Hills
Of all the things that have gone wrong this summer, I didn’t need this afternoon’s fire in the Berkeley hills: http://www.ktvu.com/news/271576653-story It started at 5 acres and 3 hours later seems to be under control (at 10 acres). But I … Continue reading
Christmas Day Walk
Yes, I know it’s May. 2016 has been an extremely weird year, and one of these days I’ll blog it. But I recently got the photos sorted, processed and uploaded from the walk I took around Lake Temescal, in the … Continue reading
A Storm Called Karen
It’s very odd to have a storm named after me (well, using my name). In my whole adult life I can’t remember another tropical storm named “Karen.” It’s a pretty wimpy storm. I don’t think it ever reached “hurricane” status … Continue reading
Lunch in the Yard
On a beautiful day like this – sunny, light breeze, 82° – I often have lunch in the back yard, surrounded by plants and, occasionally, critters. As I was eating today’s lunch, I heard a noise and turned to see … Continue reading
Bees
We had a little excitement this afternoon. My neighbor knocked on the door and said, “We have bees.” What? I said. So he pointed to the tree in parking strip, ornamented with dark clumps of swarming bees, buzzing loudly. As … Continue reading
Transit of Venus
I didn't see the whole thing but yes – I did see the Transit this time around and I got photos! I got the photos, without a heavy-duty sun filter, from a handy little device called a SunSpotter: The amusing … Continue reading
Celebrating the Golden Gate Bridge
Last Sunday, May 27, the Oakland Symphony Chorus sang at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was quite a day, complicated by the facts that: The celebration was held at Crissy Field, a beautiful spot on … Continue reading
Solar Eclipse
I sang in a concert this afternoon, and we got home about 6:15 or 6:20 PM, which was very shortly before the eclipse peak. It was already darker than usual; the house was dark, which is very rare at that … Continue reading
Grand Canyon North Rim 2010
I think I have 4 photo galleries of the pictures I took just on June 9, 2010 – 209 shots. Not all of them made it onto SmugMug. That was the day we drove from Cortez, Colorado to the Grand … Continue reading
