Beach Escape

Beach Escape

Several days ago, we visited the beach for the first time since forever. (Forever being anytime before the pandemic started.) It was a nice escape from Sonoma Valley, as it ended up being a refreshing 30°+ reduction in temperature. It was like driving from summer to...
Rockin’ Robin

Rockin’ Robin

There’s just something peaceful about robins. I heard some pleasant singing outside yesterday evening and followed it out to our front yard. There I discovered this mighty borb doing a little song and dance number in a tree. A rockin’ robin perhaps? . . ....
Feathers Day

Feathers Day

Last week, my wife and I visited her parents in Fremont to celebrate Father’s Day. After several days of temperatures reaching up to 108°F in Sonoma, it was nice to enjoy some cooler (or perhaps more accurately, “less deathly hot”) weather by the...
Wine Country

Wine Country

I have discovered that living in Wine Country is . . . . . . DOVE-VINE. (Ba dum tss! ) Eurasian Collared-Dove in Sonoma Valley, California Its friend was in a nearby oak tree and posed for me as well. I tried my best to photograph the dove’s true essence....
Smiling Titmouse

Smiling Titmouse

Usually when I ask birds to smile for the camera, they ignore me, but bless him (or her), this little oak titmouse actually tried. I hope its beak is OK. 🙂
Egrets, Swallows, & the Cult of Hello Kitty

Egrets, Swallows, & the Cult of Hello Kitty

Spent part of a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Alameda Creek near the Niles Staging Area. I’m surprised there is any creek left considering it has hardly rained at all this past year. There were a few ducks and a large number of Canadian geese swimming in the...
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