Thursday, January 29, 2026

November Oaks

Oak, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Oaks, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Taken near the Sky Oaks entry station going to Lake Lagunitas. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

November Rain - 2

Rain, Leaves - Marin County  2025

Steps, Leaves - Marin County  2025

Might have been taken in two different places. Top one definitely in the schoolgrounds up the street.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

November Rain - 1

Pine Needles, Puddle (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Puddle, Olive Tree Trunks (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

We had a goodly amount of rain in the October-December 2025 quarter. Yay! Reservoirs are now full!

They added some extra asphalt to diminish the puddle in the bottom photo. Haven't seen yet if it worked.

Monday, January 26, 2026

Monday Salmon Blogging

Coho Salmon, Lagunitas Creek - Marin County  2025

Black and white salmon are Coho salmon. (Didn't know that!) The fish enter the creek in Tomales Bay, then swim upstream to spawn.

We visited the salmon viewing area last November with Hanna and Nolan. Lagunitas Creek was quite picturesque that day!

Lagunitas Creek - Marin County  2025


Sunday, January 25, 2026

Winter Branches

Winter Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Interesting branches up the street. They've been featured on the blog before.

[Update: iPhone confirms that the plants are willows, as we suspected. Recent photo below.]

Willows (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026


Saturday, January 24, 2026

F150 / Mustang (Fairfax)

F150 (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Mustang (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Nice lookin' vehicles! Seen during our walks.

Friday, January 23, 2026

Oak and Maple Trees

Oak Tree, Sunrise - Marin County  2025

California Maple - Marin County  2025

Two iPhone photos. I'll sometimes use the iPhone even when I'm carrying a "real" camera in order to let the phone's software manage the dynamic range of the scene.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Trees, Fog

Oak, Fog - Marin County  2025

Branches, Leaves, Fog - Marin County  2025

Early morning photos taken with a Sony RX100, top in December, bottom one in November.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Moon, Clouds

Moon, Clouds - Marin County  2025

An iPhone photo from last October.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Ferns / Buckeye

Ferns (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Buckeye (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Ferns growing next to the creek in back as seen from the footbridge. They've been pretty beaten down by the recent wind and rain storms. Buckeye seen on one of our morning walks.

Monday, January 19, 2026

Monday Egret Blogging

Egret, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

It was raining as we approached the American River to find this egret looking annoyed. 

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Oak Branches / Madrone Berries

Oak Branches - Marin County  2025

Madrone Berries - Marin County  2025

Top photo taken with a Sony RX100, bottom one with an Olympus E-M1II.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Sacramento Sightems - 2

Hotel View - Sacramento  2025

State Capitol Building - Sacramento  2025

The capitol complex was a short walk from our hotel. We were a little too early to see the capitol Christmas tree lit up. They were setting it up though.

Setting Up Xmas Tree - Sacramento  2025


Friday, January 16, 2026

Sacramento Sightems - 1

Casa Lola - Sacramento  2025

Streetcar - Sacramento  2025

Casa Lola photo taken while walking back to our hotel after a restaurant meal.