Thursday, September 11, 2025

JUST A JUNCO


  

It's a beautiful cool day in the mountains.  This whole last week feels like fall is really arriving.  I'll be getting out more and walking the local area and also around other lakes here in the mountains.  Our evenings are getting down into the 40's.  We will have a bit of a warm up over the next week and then cool again.


Thursday, August 28, 2025

PHOTO FROM A NEARBY ARBORETUM IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I LIVE

 I took this photo awhile ago and forgot about it.  I came across it again a few days ago.  When i first saw these seeds or whatever they are, they looked like birds.  I plan to go back soon and hope to find the bushes again where these were on.

Any help naming this is appreciated.  I'll try to do a google search and see what comes up.




Saturday, April 5, 2025

A SURPRISE ON MY WALK WHEN i PASSED THIS STATUE AWHILE BACK


It's beginning to look like spring here in the mountains.  I will be able to get out and do a lot more photographing of nature.

A few years back I came across an area where this statue was placed among the bushes.  I took a few photos of it and hadn't seen it in awhile until going through my photo files today.





Sunday, March 2, 2025

BEEN A VERY LONG TIME SINCE i'VE POSTED ANYTHING

Following too much on social media like Instagram, Twitter etc...that I have kind of let my blogs take a back seat.  I'm wanting to get back into blogging again. 

Anyway...took a trip about two  weeks ago down the back side of the mountains into the high desert of Hesperia and Apple Valley.  We stopped at Hesperia lake because I like to get there around the time I know the pelicans have arrived.  A lot of trees are base still and it will be more beautiful as March and April flowers and trees start blooming.  Whether winter or any other season I love to stop here for a walk around this rather small lake.  

First some geese, 



I was far away and saw this shape in the tree and thought it was a trash bag or something that the wind had blown into the tree.  We have had a lot of wind this winter so it made sense..  I then took this photo and so sad it appears a goose was trapped in the branches.  I have no idea how long it has been like this.  I watch for quite awhile and it never moved so I assume it was dead.  Sad.