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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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