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 spring at the California Poppy Reserve |
 coastal fog and the icon |
 Bay Area icon |
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 one of many in the Delta |
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 morning peace |
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 Pacific Coastal fixture of another time |
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 Monterey Bay |
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 welcome |
 another sucker bait |
 critic? |
 labor intensive |
 desert requiem |
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 the City as seen from Alameda,CA |
 UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens' orchid display |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Nat'l Reserve,California/Nevada border |
 worship center in the Canadian wheat fields |
 grace in the rain |
 Joshua Tree Nat'l Park |
 Yosemite |
 Joshua Tree National Park,California |
 not a happy camper |
 "what do you wanna do?" |
 a very private faith |
 another generation |
 just showin' off |
 Jasper National Park,Alberta |
 California desert dreams down the drain |
 California desert mothball fleet |
 Bemidji,MN icon |
 Alaska bound run of old English cars,2009 |
 Black Hills,South Dakota |
 curious |
 through the Golden Gate |
 application photo |
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 it's going to be this way all day |
 the Mayflower in Orange County...no pilgrims |
 desert spring |
 Navy |
 fog and the city |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine,Patriarch Grove ,12,000 ft elevation,White Mountains,CA |
 no surprises in Orange County |
 windy |
 fueling up |
 Dana Point,Orange County |
 Tioga Pass,Yosemite NP |
 captured just before the dive |
 twisted logic |
 Joshua Tree NP,California |
 sadness on the Canadian Prairie |
 San Francisco |
 pilot error? |
 tight quarters |
 a sexual encounter |
 Michigan |
 Pyramid Lake,Jasper NP |
 Athabaska River, Jasper,NP |
 synchro exercise |
 Spring |
 escape in broad daylight |
 little helper |
 white roof to follow |
 on guard in Yellowstone NP |
 friendly visitor |
 inscriptions of mystery |
 northern California |
 morning in the city |
 George of Rushmore |
 Monterey Bay,California |
 cooperative subject |
 once a famous prison,now a tourist icon |
 miles of poppies at the Antelope Valley State Poppy Preserve,California |
 pending night time activity,Jasper NP |
 Abe |
 Delta rehab barge |
 lost in thought? |
 the power of privilege |
 wiley |
 Good Pasture bridge,Oregon |
 oblivious |
 maritime cemetery |
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 drying out |
 retirement living |
 waiting for the funeral |
 spent spring blossoms |
 the City and its Icon |
 poppies |
 deserted |
 dream on.... |
 Maligne Lake,Jasper NP |
 sunset,Strait of Juan de Fuca |
 scouting,Jasper,NP,Alberta |
 no action |
 relaxed |
 age and beauty |
 spring in the Sisters Range, Oregon |
 clumsy entry |
 elephant seal newborn |
 loon in pastel waters |
 Monterey Bay,CA |
 Yellowstone NP |
 the boss...Jasper NP,Alberta,Canada |
 Olympic National Park,WA |
 mindless jade hunters |
 Hurricane Ridge,Olympic National Park,WA |
 Fort Point...beneath the Golden Gate Bridge |
 Delta cemetery |
 Heather Farm resident |
 Delta harvest lunch break |
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 in the Delta...anything goes |
 Olympic National Park,WA |
 orchid house,UCBerkeley Botanical Gardens |
 the intruder |
 so what? |
 friends |
 wipeout...almost |
 center stage |
 compliant newborn |
 horney |
 dead and dying |
 Isleton,a Delta village |
 Arboretum import |
 hope springs eternal |
 fireworks? |
 South Dakota |
 Yosemite |
 requiem |
 busy as a ... |
 the stare down in Jasper NP |
 alpha male and harem take over a private campground |
 graveyard for old ships and boats |
 it sure beats sitting in front of the TV |
 crowded...try to leave |
 Yosemite winter |
 the freedom of innocence |
 Bodega Bay |
 pre fight trash talk |
 Scout Marmot,Jasper NP |
 near Lake Louise,Alberta |
 Jasper NP |
 Pacific coast,Olympic NP |
 angry Pacific |
 ...from Goat Rock State Beach,CA |
 member of a colony |
 alpha male...for now |
 small,inexperienced harem |
 Mt Diablo State Park,CA |
 Judy Garland's birthplace/mseum,Grand Rapids,MN |
 Joshua Tree NP,CA |
 curious? |
 Strait of Juan de Fuca,WA |
 Joshua Tree NP,California |
 newborn Big Horn,Jasper NP |
 waiting for the right temp to blow the scene |
 not yet |
 two more degrees F to go |
 gorging |
 Yellowstone NP |
 Bridalveil Fall,Yosemite NP |
 she spotted a kitten in the crowd |
 six square miles of California poppies |
 Yellowstone |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Reserve,White Mountains,CA |
 Golden Gate Park,San Franncisco |
 Spud Point, Bodega Bay,CA |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine,Patriarch Grove,at 12,000 ft elevation,White Mtns |
 Delta discards |
 Bancroft Gardens,Walnut Creek,CA...sustainabilty demo |
 only the mother thinks that's a pretty baby |
 17 mile drive,Monterey(CA) Peninsula |
 veteran of the Santa Cruz(CA) migration |
 remnants of a Pacific storm |
 family outing in Joshua Tree NP,CA |
 not of this world |
 ancient bristlecone pine estimated to be 4,000 years old |
 all of the right ingredients this day |
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 Morro Bay...the poor need not appply |
 a sad demise |
 Giant Sequoias...one of the many California wonders |
 windy day on the central CA coast |
 early moon rising |
 a strange trio |
 remnants of another century ... coal miners |
 autumn |
 Environment Education 101 |
 Hello Moon |
 metropolitan Pescadero,CA |
 Pescadero's Protestant statement |
 Pescadero's crumbling past |
 Where is Hitchcock? |
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 Homestead icon |
 a long wait at this Delta draw bridge |
 ranchland in the Mother Lode,CA |
 family therapy room at the Homestead |
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 Pacific high tide |
 the ever-present intruder |
 waiting for a handout and a petting |
 once upon a time |
 at 12,00 feet, the Ancient Bristlecone Forest's Patriarch Grove |
 maritime cemetery |
 stuck in time |
 Once upon a Time |
 confidence |
 drowning victim |
 evening visitor |
 the city from Marin and through the Golden Gate Bridge |
 angry Pacific |
 escape |
 coastal foggy day |
 April 27,2012 delta country,etc 013.jpg |
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 Acampo,CA...a tiny Delta hamlet |
 an attempt to save the souls of farm workers |
 sinners welcome |
 PJ Ranch ... Mother Lode,Calif |
 grossly irresponsible |
 remnant of an earlier time in the West |
 San Mateo County,CA |
 Northern California's windy coast |
 unannounced visitor |
 unaware? |
 Delta agriculture's lifeline |
 near Fox,Oregon |
 Amgen Tour support vehicle |
 Canadian humor? doubtful |
 another dream shot to hell |
 central CA coast |
 curious |
 Yosemite...crown jewel of the Park Service |
 morning workout |
 the Delta's remote past |
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 US 26 ...Oregon's contribution to the acculturation of America |
 shoe tree in Eastern Oregon |
 another bit of Jasper wildlife |
 once upon a time in the West |
 not so peaceful Pacific |
 Petaluma,CA...too subtle? |
 just before the eclipse |
 ready to attack |
 hope springs eternal |
 Yosemite NP at 8,000 ft |
 Point Reyes National Seashore,Marin County,California |
 King's Canyon NP,California |
 practice or just returning from coffee and danish in town? |
 panhandler and enabler |
 Jade Beach(so called) |
 preppping for Little League |
 bored at the beach |
 coastal lovebirds |
 Delta resting place |
 long ago and in better times... |
 'tis the season |
 calm seas |
 Strait of Juan de Fuca,Washington/Canada |
 rally,escort cars at 9,000 feet in Utah |
 a lot of bull... |
 "hello, my name is Diane...I just left the beauty parlor" |
 ...be it ever so humble... |
 daily fog bank in Humboldt County.CA |
 harvest time in the Delta,California |
 at 9,000 ft elevation en route to Bryce NP |
 Hwy US 50, Nevada |
 waiting for his share of the fish cleaning operation |
 strange priority at Bryce |
 USHWY 50..."the loneiest road in America"(Nevada) |
 Banff NP,Alberta,Canada |
 another flock of white fronted geese |
 senior siesta |
 autumn just before the rains |
 group opinion |
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 in formation...almost |
 expecting...and getting a handout |
 fully integrated |
 once a cute little lamb |
 El Capitan ...Yosemite NP,California |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine at 12,000 ft elevation |
 explosive honking,bellowing...all in one snort |
 two of the five at play,Jackson,WY |
 Pigeon Point bids the fog a farewell |
 therapy dog |
 the once iconic prison in the Bay |
 Banff NP,Canada |
 summer's greeting |
 Powell River,British Columbia,Canada |
 breakfast in Yellowstone |
 waiting for a petting |
 Pescadero,CA |
 museum curiosity |
 Banff/Jasper area of the British Columbia,Alberta border,Canada |
 Eastern Oregon ghost |
 early snow pack,Sierra Nevada range |
 an oasis in the Eastern Oregon wilderness |
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 the Gardens at Heather Farm,Walnut Creek,CA |
 Custer State Park,SDak |
 from Hearts Desire State Beach,CA |
 Malign Lake Road,Jasper,NP,Alberta |
 the Gardens at Heather Farm,Walnut Creek,CA |
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 service on the roof? |
 unabashed love scene |
 just before the dusting |
 giant Pysanky,Ukranian Easter egg,Vegreville,Alberta,Canada |
 perch with a view |
 solo hunter |
 summer |
 transplanted beauty |
 aged reminder of coal mining days |
 male knewts just hanging out |
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 MS Knewt looking for MR RIGHT |
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 survivor's instincts |
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 old big ears is showing off again |
 a pathetic specimen |
 maybe today it will be better |
 prelude...more evening to come |
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 one of the duets |
 barely hanging onto hope |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine at 12,000 elevation |
 ugly boss,Calavares County,CA |
 senior outing |
 Avenue of the Giants,Humboldt County,California |
 California Redwoods,Humboldt County.California |
 ...for the portrait |
 once upon a time...coal mines |
 phenom |
 senior and visitor |
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 one for the album |
 always there for the easy meal |
 early training program |
 ...after a night of work |
 lost hope |
 lost dreams |
 last chance lost |
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 not a painting |
 lost in thought? |
 Spring |
 Jasper NP lookout |
 MR Cooper and the dove |
 Mitchell,Oregon |
 a town that time forgot |
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 waiting for a little TLC |
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 Athabasca River,Jasper NP |
 Jasper's lesser wildlife |
 the Big Lick |
 nothing to lick |
 celebrating a very low tide |
 a senior moment |
 elegant dining at the chowder shack |
 fun on the Athabasca,Jasper |
 Mitchell,Oregon |
 welcome mat |
 modern farming,Delta |
 just showing off |
 Patriarch Grove . Ancient Bristlecone Forest at 12,000 ft elevation |
 patient beyond belief |
 Sonoma Coast pose |
 Southern Utah |
 one of California's icons |
 Black Diamonds Mines,CA |
 don't fence me in |
 corporate farming in the Delta,Part 2 |
 lunch |
 Heather Farm Gardens,Walnut Creek,CA |
 Yellowstone |
 Olympic Peninsula,WA |
 confidence |
 landing pattern |
 Yellowstone Spring |
 future fisherman |
 preparing for the long winter in dairy country |
 newt showing off |
 the competitor |
 white fronted geese on parade |
 Joshua Tree N.P.,California |
 Big Jack |
 Rose Garden Heather Farm Park |
 finished product |
 guard dog at rest |
 Yosemite |
 positive sibling relationships |
 foggy Pacific Coast |
 Olympic Peninsula,Washington |
 sadly,Sign of the Times,October,2013 |
 primitive |
 and one tour guide |
 the enabler |
 pretty boy |
 the beauty of the curiosity of a child |
 Jasper NP,Alberta,Canada |
 3 R's in the foreground...Hearst Castle on the hill |
 surprise |
 senior outing in the Delta |
 another senior moment |
 ...and another |
 Due to Senior memory loss, here's still one more... |
 old man of the Delta |
 HEATHER FARM GARDENS |
 autumn colors,even in California |
 goose patrol |
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 the Delta's air force |
 Lake Tenaya,Yosemite NP |
 well over the harbor speed limit |
 all clear? |
 fruit waiting for a friend |
 new Bay Bridge with SF in background |
 Canadian prairie/ Ukrainian House of Worship |
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 knewt mating rituals |
 egrets waiting for treats |
 Ms Cool on the seniors' day outing |
 pair of predators |
 weeds or fodder |
 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest,California |
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 every vineyard gets the treatment |
 Pacific Coast icon |
 primitive but independent |
 a cloud of geese |
 once upon a time... |
 order? NOT |
 season is over |
 colors of thhe season |
 ready to unload the day's catch |
 prosperity in the midst of poverty |
 Canadian spring |
 deprived |
 blackbirds |
 California winter |
 mini farming |
 local history |
 the Sierras |
 ...in the eye of the beholder... |
 outward bound |
 seasoned whale watcher...Bodega Head |
 tidal gamble |
 spring |
 after the Bay |
 Flat Tessa's New Mexican Friends! |
 trtial run near shore |
 local definition of retirement |
 another gift from the state |
 working team |
 low tide imperative |
 Coastal retreat |
 successful morning |
 Arboretum resident guide |
 low tide lovers |
 previous wildlife |
 curious and interested in wildlife |
 Black Diamond Regional Reserve |
 Bodega Head |
 Mt. Diablo SP |
 overload |
 weird |
 mug shot |
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 peaceful Canadian morning |
 no load limits |
 Athabasca River tour,Jasper NP |
 not quite desert |
 iconic citizens,Mitchell,Oregon |
 once thriving...now deserted |
 Delta harvest |
 labor intensive harvest |
 Delta's sweet bounty |
 approaching John Day fossil beds,Eastern Oregon |
 Mt.Shasta,California |
 Medicine Lake,Jasper NP |
 obsessive collector |
 the critic |
 out to lunch |
 ancient hisory |
 somebody's pet |
 corporate farming in the Delta |
 en route to the factory |
 Delta surprise |
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 corn |
 another choice |
 winter's supply |
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 where boats go to die |
 corn |
 a Fresno backyard |
 retirement...river style |
 old patriot |
 used |
 very old glory |
 ENOUGH ALREADY |
 closed |
 almond processing plant,San Joaquin Valley,CA |
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 humble abode for corporate farming foreman |
 not a model farm |
 history |
 tomatoes...another Delta crop |
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 after the rains |
 once |
 the Delta |
 Hearst Castle,coastal icon |
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 and one deluxe facility |
 Sisters in the background |
 backyard resident |
 good night,sun |
 striped bass derby? |
 California |
 ready for another day |
 found everywhere recently |
 high hopes |
 contrast |
 always interesting Pacific coastline |
 yesterday |
 Maritime Academy's trainer,GOLDEN BEAR |
 after the storm |
 Home of world famous John Muir,naturalist,Martinez,CA |
 Gold Country...bygones |
 scenic variety |
 no customers |
 History |
 community eyesore |
 recluse |
 rest in peace |
 just showing off |
 mothball status |
 independent |
 Port Costa's past |
 getting ready for take off |
 after a very rare spring rain |
 family outing |
 clean power |
 parking reserved for the circuit priest |
 cute pest |
 the big show on wheels |
 one of scores in the Delta |
 Dorris,CA |
 Alpine Village,Jasper NP |
 discard |
 Sonoma County |
 Sonoma County |
 curiosity |
 Alfa |
 from Alpine Village,Jasper |
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 white water,white knucles..Athabasca River,Jasper,NP |
 survivor of a vanished village |
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 Sonoma Coast outing |
 no place like home |
 a walk in the park |
 The Gardens at Heather Farm,Walnut Creek,CA |
 despite the drought |
 a thoughtful young mother |
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 disaster in waiting |
 king of the forest |
 broken and forgotten |
 the Delta |
 baa baa |
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 unforgetable scene |
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 once a luxury |
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 Black Diamond Mines...coal mining in the 1800's |
 massive truck stop on Interstate 5 |
 dairy farmer's savings account |
 no fear |
 once upon a time in the West |
 corporate potato farming |
 lofty |
 retired |
 ears to you |
 by the busloads |
 hot dog |
 despite the drought |
 Delta levee rehab... |
 the drought |
 crisp October evening |
 pre El Nino rehab of the levees |
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 from another era |
 the rose dance |
 the town gets no respect |
 postal service |
 C and H Sugar |
 retired |
 remnant of a deserted village |
 almost hidden |
 whose idea was this? |
 reject |
 yesterday |
 Delta potato harvest |
 weird,spooky |
 birds admitted |
 natural sculpture |
 once |
 lonely farewell to a bygone era |
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 once upon a time |
 calm |
 custodians of death |
 welcome visitor |
 and then the rains came |
 serenity |
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 old town |
 Hearst Castle on the hills above |
 tired |
 waiting for the man with a camera |
 once |
 a village's sense of humor...a festival honoring Spam |
 the collector |
 a bit of discipline |
 over the hill |
 Sierra snow...valuable summer drought relief |
 future fruit...what drought? |
 beef and mustard |
 the invaders |
 wildlife? |
 calf housing units |
 just hangin' out |
 from Mt.Diablo |
 open |
 history |
 Rock City,Mt Diablo SP |
 not a happy camper |
 hello |
 dairy farmers' storage |
 lone |
 Sierra snow pack...drought relief |
 no questions |
 Phoebe and friends |
 Volcano,California in the Mother Lode |
 Love |
 Bodega Head |
 cute pest |
 Bodega Bay |
 Sierra snowpack...summer's lakes and streams |
 retired |
 friendly reminder in Volcano,California |
 planning the next dig |
 innocence |
 Fiddletown in the CA Gold Country |
 morning ritual |
 Bodega Head field trip? |
 Farmington,CA |
 lost the mate |
 One of many in the Gold Country |
 air base training |
 Beauty contest |
 The King |
 history |
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 losers |
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 waiting for mom |
 The Rock and The Bridge after the fog |
 Desert Section,Botanical Gardens |
 spent |
 a bonus in the flower garden |
 an added touch of color |
 that's life |
 from my recliner |
 welcome intrudor |
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 artistic swimmer |
 any questions? |
 new vineyard...what drought? |
 private residence,Ben Lomond,CA |
 Ben Lomond |
 reluctant retreat |
 remote British Columbia village |
 British Columbia |
 a true friend |
 waiting for lunch |
 Canadian Rockies |
 Powell River,British Columbia |
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 vanished artisan |
 London to Alaska rally |
 Texada to Powell River BC Ferry |
 a large pond |
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 sinners welcome? |
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 Delta tomato harvest |
 high hopes |
 busy as... |
 back breaking labor eliminated |
 Sacramento River at Rio Vista |
 curious |
 draw bridge at Isleton in the Delta |
 the ruler |
 Hello |
 Delta cemetery |
 rehab for Delta levees |
 mothers and daughters on nature outing |
 the big push |
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 squash harvest |
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 autumn sunrise |
 out of hiding |
 Canadian glacial pond |
 Heather Farms Gardens,Walnut Creek,CA |
 calf prison |
 the Fresh Mud Society |
 Delta view of Mt Diablo |
 lunch break |
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 not pretty just cute |
 Coast Guard river rescue |
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 another color for the garden |
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 the good life |
 chainsaw art? |
 somebody's bad day |
 great crab season |
 from Black Diamond Regional Park |
 Bodega Head Sonoma Coast |
 headache times two |
 global warming messenger |
 begging for a handout |
 old and new |
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 snow on Mt Diablo/unusual |
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 maternal instincts |
 Diablo Valley from the mountain |
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 peace |
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 California fruit soon |
 independent |
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 Welcome |
 suspicious |
 park resident depositer |
 Grizzly Island |
 foreign visitor |
 after the fog |
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 friendless |
 on alert |
 just hangin' out |
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 public enemy |
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 Bonnie's friend |
 Heather Farm,Walnut Creek,CA |
 low expectations |
 farmyard art |
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 Please love me |
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 Gold Country memories |
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 low hopes |
 bridges and bridges describe Benicia and Vallejo,CA |
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 corporate farming in the Delta |
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 Napa Valley,California |
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 Napa Valley,California |
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 Trump Headquarters |
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 calf prison |
 marine cemetery |
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 backyard king |
 former redwood forest |
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 lunch break at the potato harvest |
 from the Berkeley Hills |
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 Bonnie's garden |
 a rural collection |