Nesting Time

Posted on March 22, 2022

flying bird with stick — This snowy egret picked up this rather large stick and is flying it to its nest.

Category: Action, animal, bird, California, Environment, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: bird, California, egret, feet, flight, fly, flying, nesting, orange, Santa Rosa, snowy egret, stick, W. 9th St Rookery, wing

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Bird of Paradise

Posted on March 10, 2022

Category: agriculture, California, flower, Nature, Photography, Sacramento, Travel Tagged: beauty, bird of paradise, blue, California, flora, flower, garden, orange, plant, Sacramento

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Napa Wine Country in the Fall

Posted on December 16, 2021

vineyard in autumn — Beautiful vineyards just off of Silverado Trail, north of Yountville Cross Road, Yountville, Napa County, California.

Category: agriculture, California, Fruits and Vegatables, Napa County, Photography, Travel, vineyard, Wine, Winery Tagged: autumn, beauty, California, fall, green, hill, landscape, Napa County, Napa Valley, Napa Wine Country, orange, red, Silverado Trail, trees, vines, vineyard, wine, Yellow, Yountville

A View of Napa County Hills from the Artesa Winery

Posted on November 29, 2021

Napa County Wine Country — Look east from a high hill just below the Artesa Winery west of Napa, California.

Category: agriculture, California, Landscape, Napa County, Nature, panoramic, Photography, Travel, vineyard, Wine, Winery Tagged: artesa winery, California, Clouds, green, hill, house, landscape, Napa County, Napa Valley, orange, red, road, Sky, trees, vines, vineyard, wine country, Yellow

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Aging Tulip

Posted on March 28, 2021

Tulip Blooming — One of a few growing in my yard. Focus stacking with two images.

Category: agriculture, California, Environment, flower, Nature, Photography, Texture Tagged: aging, beauty, bloom, bright, California, flower, focus stacking, grow, home, orange, plant, pretty, red, Santa Rosa, tulip, wilting, Yellow

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A Macro Look at Autumn’s Colors

Posted on December 18, 2020

mulberry leaves in autumn — From mulberry leaves falling in my front yard.

Category: Abstract, California, Environment, Macro, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County, Texture, tree Tagged: Abstract, autumn, background, beautiful, bright, closeup, color, colorful, Environment, fall, foliage, forest, green, landscape, leaf, leaves, map, marco, mulberry, natural, Nature, orange, outdoor, Park, plant, season, texture

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Nature’s Road Map

Posted on December 16, 2020

Mulberry leaf — One of the too many mulberry tree leaves falling in my front yard.

Category: California, design, Environment, Graphic, Macro, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County, Texture, tree Tagged: Abstract, autumn, background, beautiful, bright, closeup, color, colorful, Environment, fall, foliage, forest, green, landscape, leaf, leaves, map, marco, mulberry, natural, Nature, orange, outdoor, Park, plant, season, texture, tree

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Yellow Crab Spider on a Strawflower

Posted on December 5, 2020

Category: agriculture, animal, California, Environment, flower, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: agriculture, beautiful, Bee and Bloom, black, body, bright, California, colorful, crab spider, danger, flower, gathering, insect, insects, Nature, orange, plants, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, spider, strawflower, waiting, Yellow

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Wilted but Retaining Its Colors

Posted on September 10, 2020

The color version of yesterday’s posting of the Wilting Dahlia. These photographs of dying flowers may have something to do with the massive wild fires and the smoke covered skies we are now having in California.

Category: flower Tagged: age, bloom, blossom, California, colorful. droop, dahlia, dying, flower, old, orange, plant, red, Santa Rosa, United States, wilt, Yellow