In a Dark Time … The Eye Begins to See

Things got off to a rugged start on my recent trip to California. As we reached Southern Oregon the skies were filled with a haze that got thicker and thicker, until it was clear that it was smoke, though there was no consensus on the source of the smoke. The sky was so gray it [...]

The next day after I fixed my camera and lens I headed out to the Sonoma County Park that I first visited last year. Amazingly, Acorn Woodpeckers were in exactly the same spot that I found them last year, perhaps because they’ve build up quite a warehouse of acorns. Somehow this photo seemed to [...]

The second day we were in Santa Rosa I chose to go to Spring Lake rather than return to the Sonoma County Park, and I’m glad I did because I’ve never seen so many egrets and herons before, which was even more surprising because I’ve never seen anything but a Great Blue Heron there before. I [...]

The final day we were in Santa Rosa I had to decide whether to go back to the Sonoma County Park or Spring Lake State Park. Normally I would have chosen the Sonoma County Park just because there’s usually a lot less people there and I have a chance to see a greater variety [...]