Tag Archives: nature

Picture a Day #11

Posted on January 11, 2012 by joanienaz

This spider web almost looks like a cartoon. It is covered with tiny beads of moisture in the early morning.

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Picture a Day #9

Posted on January 9, 2012 by joanienaz

This California Towhee isn’t the flashiest of birds, but I thought it had panache. It may look plain and brown from a distance, but on closer inspection its subtle color is distinctive.

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This makes me think of summer, which is a nice feeling in January. I like thistles, because they are prickly and uninviting and at the same time fascinating and beautiful. You just have to be careful approaching them. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #6

Posted on January 6, 2012 by joanienaz

This almost looks like the aurora borealis-in orange! But it is actually raining clouds at sunset. I took this from in front of my house, looking east. It was taken at the same time as the photo in a previous post https://jmnaszady.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/changes/. Precipitation … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #3

Posted on January 3, 2012 by joanienaz

I think this cloud over Humboldt Bay in northern California looks an awful lot like the Starship Enterprise. And I’m not even a Trekkie. What else can I say?

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Picture a Day #2

Posted on January 2, 2012 by joanienaz

Why is it that people just can’t resist adding captions to images of animals? Are humans so self-involved that everything they see is always about them? Or is it just too much fun to resist? When I look at this image, … Continue reading →

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End of the Year Pep Talk

Posted on December 20, 2011 by joanienaz

Here we are again, my friends. It’s the middle of the holiday season, and the end of another year. Always a good and appropriate time to take stock of the year’s triumphs and trials, comedies and tragedies, in hopes of … Continue reading →

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Only in California?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by joanienaz

California is a mess right now. In fact, it’s been a mess for a while. We have, I believe, the highest unemployment rate in the country. But it’s so beautiful here. That ought to count for something. In how many … Continue reading →

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A Covey Ain’t Bad

Posted on November 12, 2011 by joanienaz

I counted eighteen quail through my window at 7:30 this morning. They were scurrying around the driveways and yards across the street, and then a few of them leaked over to the sidewalk in front of our house. They were … Continue reading →

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What IS That Noise?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by joanienaz

You’re standing at the kitchen sink, washing up a few things, and you hear a strange sound. You turn off the water and listen. There it is again! Something must be out on the patio. You peer through the window … Continue reading →