Lake Merritt, Oakland, nello stile di Canaletto
20FEB2026
The more Democrats, the more diluted the Dem vote. A Republican could slip into the general election - hey maybe even two!
Blue oak in winter, Mount Diablo State Park, 7FEB2026
Underappreciated member of the avian world, the turkey vulture - on Moses Rock, Mount Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California, 7FEB2026
Not a groundhog (it's a red-shouldered hawk), but Groundhog Day, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California, 2FEB2026
Dimond Park, Oakland, California, 16JAN2026
"But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo: Bolinas, California, 8 Oct 2023
Amidst chaos, remember peace.
Sunset Trail, Palo Seco Canyon, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California, 12JAN2026
California Rorschach: Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, Butte County, on a foggy winter day, 30DEC2025
"Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror"
On a hike in the Lincoln Highlands, Oakland, before the rains begin in earnest later today.
Happy Winter Solstice!
21DEC2025
Walking home through The Twomps (an East Oakland neighborhood, pronounced "toomps" - in the 20's Avenues and East 20's Streets, hence "Twomps") at sunset, Tuesday, 2DEC2025
Without wind, though, it was still a decent day to be outdoors in a jacket and scarf.
Gradual clearing after yesterday's storm, LDS Oakland Temple, 14NOV2025
From the Oakmore Highlands, with downtowns Oakland and San Francisco in the distance, approaching sunset, 14NOV2025
The Rainbow and the Temple,
Oakmore Highlands, Oakland, California, 14NOV2025
The Meek Estate (1870), Hayward, California, 30OCT2025
San Gregorio State Beach, San Mateo County, California, 4OCT2025
Great egret, Hayward Regional Shoreline, 3FEB2024
Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California, with shadows and clouds. 6AUG2025
American avocets, Hayward Regional Shoreline, California, 12JUL2025
High summer's golden grasses, Sunset Trail, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California, 26JUN2025
My friend and I agreed that the color of these flowers in a garden in the Elmwood, Berkeley, California, is very close to International Yves Klein Blue. 23MAY2025
Monarch butterfly, Elmwood district, Berkeley, California, 23MAY2025
California buckeye in full bloom, Diablo Foothills Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California, 17MAY2025
Diablo Foothills Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California, 17MAY2025
Buttermilk Bend Trail, South Yuba River State Park, Nevada County, California, 22APR2025
Japanese cherry trees in bloom, University of California, Berkeley, 11APR2025
Dogwood, in a yard in the Elmwood District, Berkeley, California, 14APR2025...
Red horse chestnut street tree in North Berkeley, 14APR2025
The tree is a cultivated hybrid of the North American red buckeye (of Ohio fame) and the European horse chestnut. It blooms earlier (as in right now!) than the native, white-blossomed, California buckeye (which will bloom in May, locally).
