Reaching the intended destination of any hike is an achievement. The best reward? Gorgeous views all to ourselves. Interested in going? You’ll find info here…. Yosemite Hikes: Gaylor Lakes *** The challenge? Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement
Autumn: A Pop of Color (Yellow)
The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: A Pop of Color
Photography 101: A Pop of Color (Red)
Playing with background color… A pop of red on this finch… The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: A Pop of Color
Sunlight: After the Rain
Just as I hit the publish button on my last post (Photography 101: Warmth), the sun burned through the clouds and lit up the plants in my front yard, giving me an opportunity to capture the sunlight on this overcast day. The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Warmth
Photography 101: Warmth
It’s a beautiful, much-needed, rainy, overcast day here. I’ll keep my eye out today for an opening in the clouds to capture an image for this challenge, which is to “head outside and capture an image of warmth, using the sun as your source.” In the meantime, here’s an unpublished photo from my archives. TheContinue reading “Photography 101: Warmth”
Photography 101: The Natural World
Playing with vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines… Our Front Yard Photos taken November 12th, 2014 The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: The Natural World
Photography 101: Landmark
The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Landmark
Photography 101: Connect
The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Connect
Photography 101: Experimenting with Composition
Devil’s Postpile National Monument, California Photos taken October, 2014 *** The challenge? WordPress Photography 101, Weekend One: Experiment with Composition
Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist
This can must’ve been here two years ago when I shot these photos of my son (Silent Saturday: Minaret Vista), and for many, many, many years before that! *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist
Photography 101: Solitude
The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Solitude
Photography 101: Bliss
Bliss: complete happiness, great joy, paradise, or heaven. The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Bliss
Photography 101: Water
Crystal Lake, Mammoth Lakes, California Photo taken October, 2014 The Challenge? Photography 101: Water
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent
Sentinel Dome, Yosemite Photo taken July, 2014 WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent
Photography 101: Home
The challenge? Share an image that means home. The view from my front yard. Photo taken November 3, 2014 The assignment… Photography 101: Home
Floral Friday: California Poppies
As promised, more California Poppy photos… Photos taken April 2nd, 2014 Dublin, California
All is Good!
We’re still here, getting out and about as much as we always have. All is good! I’ve simply been preoccupied lately with getting my piano studio up and running and looking for a new house. Here are a few photos of the cool things we saw on our walk today near our home in theContinue reading “All is Good!”
Silent Saturday: Spring…
Photos taken February 15th, 2014 Redwood Bowl, Oakland, California
Las Trampas: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail
Looking for a great trail to hike with young kids in San Ramon? At under two miles, with a variety of scenery, this is one of my favorites spots in the region for a quick escape into nature! Photos taken February 19th, 2014 *** Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, San Ramon, California I’ve written about thisContinue reading “Las Trampas: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail”
Treasures: A Nature Basket
My son collects soooo many sticks, rocks, feathers, nuts, and other cool stuff during our outings that his “treasures” have become a bit overwhelming. In order to provide a space for his favorite discoveries, I gave him a basket. We call it his “nature basket”, and it’s where the best finds are kept. *** WordPressContinue reading “Treasures: A Nature Basket”
