play me a tune, little vine

portland. july 2013.

frosty morning

pinto lake. august 2013.

ice fell to the grass overnight when we camped on a field infused with springs and streams.

a late summer evening

briones resevoir. june 2013.

my father, in red

sibley volcanic preserve, oakland. january 2012.

crooked frame

pinnacles. april 2012.

oaks

mt. diablo. november 2012.

into the late afternoon

mt diablo. november 2012.

wallflower

emeryville, ca. september 2011.

this building is going to be torn down, and is actually quite a nice building, but has seen too many years of neglect to be salvaged. the issue at this point is that there are homeless people living inside who would probably be crushed when the building fell down in the next earthquake. so down it comes now. in the meanwhile, this dandelion has somehow taken root in the mortar between two bricks. 

trailside (early morning)

heading north on the john muir trail, but looking south. september 2011.

peaks and valleys

bishop pass trail, inyo national forest. august 2011.

two nevada scenes

 

eastern nevada. november 2009. 

as i drove west, home, from utah. a warm afternoon as i crossed the border, and a frosty, fast dawn the next day, mid-state. the clouds, the colors, the rolling shadows and road. a dead coyote on the side of the road, frozen stiff. a pure, clean aloneness, so right in such an empty, open place. huddled grasses growing out of the road's shoulder. everything dry, crisp. lizards in the day sun, birds flying home–to where?–at dusk. a cold welcome, but the feeling of belonging just the same.

sand, sea, silhouette

 

 abel tasman. april 2011. 

dawn on the beach. a swim in the cool, clear water. quiet.

shadows and sand

abel tasman trail, new zealand. april 2011.

we started our hike at 5.30 pm and hiked into the falling dusk, watching the clouds change color over the water. by the time we got to our deserted campground, we had headlamps on and were ready for layers. after dinner, linda took a swim in the ocean and i took pictures of the rising full moon.

piles of rock

 

nelson lakes, new zealand. april 2011. 

left by the sea

moeraki beach, new zealand. april 2011.

crystal clear

Camp. 2010.

temescal creek

Emeryville. 2010.

Leaving Beauty Behind

Banff. 2010.

The view as we drove away. Low sunlight, clinging fingers of fog. Dew still on each blade of grass. That rain-fresh smell.

The road, before us.

Alone

Banff. 2010.

Views

Fairmont Hotel, Lake Louise. 2010.