Category: Environment
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A Small World…
I didn’t see it at first yesterday, an orange speck on a green leaf. Ladybug. I bent over for a closer look–it moved slightly. The world of a ladybug is small while the name is historic. As the story goes farmers in France 500 years ago prayed to the Virgin Mary to protect their crops […]
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Return to the Wetlands
I returned to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area yesterday to take a shot of the wetlands. That’s Interstate 80 on the horizon, also known as the Yolo Causeway. This environment reminded me of the deaf jack rabbits in the fields by Los Angeles International Airport. The incessant sounds of jets landing and taking off had […]
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Haystack Rock
The Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon, was formed by lava flows 15 million years ago, according various reliable sources. It is approachable by foot at low tide, but don’t touch–the rock is a protected area for nesting birds. Take all the photos you want!
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Vehicle Oil Spills As Art
First, a car that leaks oil should be fixed. Drips are bad for the car and the environment. Putting that warning aside, Anne found oil spills in the parking lot of a Target department store that were…art? She took these shots with a cell phone. I later went to Target to witness the design and […]
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A Day of Shadows
The Sutter Buttes are sometimes called the world’s smallest mountain range. They are, in fact, the remnants of volcanic activity 1.6 million years ago. The highest peak is 2,221 feet and the buttes, themselves, cover 78 square-miles of private and public land about 45 miles north of Sacramento. Yesterday, Anne and I joined an organized […]
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Post Harvest…
Urban farmers had a big harvest with tomatoes, peppers, squash, sunflowers and watermelons, at least that was what I saw left in a field by a busy street in West Sacramento.
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Sun Power
The solar torch light in the backyard has been “burned out” for several years, but when the sun hits it, the light glows. Another light that glows tragically, is that from forest fires that are devastating much of our state. Lately the smell of smoke is a daily occurrence. This is the third consecutive year […]
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Sacramento Mushroom
I was in downtown Sacramento this week when I spotted what looked like a worn out rubber ball about a foot away from the street. Turned out to be a weird mushroom growing in an area by a broken sprinkler. I certainly would recommend against eating any of it. I saw three other similar mushrooms […]
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Starfish in a Tidepool
I took this shot of a starfish in a tidepool off of Asilomar Beach, Monterey, CA, a few years ago. The warming of ocean waters has spread a pathogen that leads to a starfish wasting disease; i.e., starfish are dying at alarming rates. Ten years ago they were a common fixture along the Monterey Coast, […]
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