Golden-Crowned Sparrow

Memories of Old Mine Road, Ranchita

I will remember 2014 as the year I met Lewis’s Woodpeckers for the first time. My very first encounter was in August while visiting friends at June Lake in the…

Memories of Oregon’s Yaquina South Jetty

In Spring-2022, I drove from my home in southern California, and explored the entire west coastline. When I arrived in Newport, I spent most of the day catching up with…

2022-04-03 Yaquina South Jetty

I arrived Saturday in Newport Oregon, and spent most of the day catching up with my blogging tasks, but after spending the night north of town, I wanted to see…

2022-03-28 Two Days In Bandon

After leaving Port Orford Sunday morning (2022-03-27), I drove North and turned onto Cape Blanco Road, and I found fields full of chaparral looking plants loaded with bright yellow flowers.…

2022-03-24 Crescent City to Pistol River

My morning in Crescent City started off slow but well enough. I got a few more pictures of the horned grebe like I wanted. Then I drove up the coast…

2012-12-27 Margaret Fleming Nature Trail

There is a small corner of Torrey Pines State Park in Del Mar that does not get the attention that the bluffs get. It is understandable though, the bluffs above…

2014 Mid-October At Old Mine Road In Ranchita

I will remember 2014 as the year I met Lewis’s Woodpeckers for the first time, and while this account is not about that first meeting, this, the second meeting was…