Ancient oaks, Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve, San Mateo County, California, 11MAY2026

Redwoods along the Fern Ravine Trail, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California, 15JUN2026

From Ring Mountain Preserve, Tiburon, Marin County, California

Lake Merritt, Oakland, nello stile di Canaletto 20FEB2026

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

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).

Mule's ears aglow, Shell Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek, California, 9APR2025

Hands Off! Oakland, California, 5APR2025

This one's for the locals: an unusual perspective on Mt. Tamalpais, taken from the Fruitvale Bridge - Oakland on the right, Alameda on the left. 6APR2025

Spring green in Mount Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California, 19MAR2025

Sky lupine and black oak, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Sonoma County, 28APR2024 This photo will appear in the California State Parks Foundation 2026 calendar, which is free to all members.

Vineyard in Arroyo Seco, with Junipero Serra Peak (elev. 5,857 ft.) in the distance, Monterey County, California, 7APR2012

Desert candles, Carrizo Plain Nat'l Monument, 8APR2023

Sunrise, Oakland, California, 23FEB2025

Berryessa Gap, near Winters, California, 19FEB2025

Sacramento Valley orchards in bloom, between Davis and Winters, 19FEB2025

Mono Craters, Mono Lake, California, 14SEP2018

On Broadway, Oakland, California, 7FEB2025

"Sentinels" - blue oak grove on the slopes of Mt. Diablo, Contra Costa County, California, 28JAN2023

Morning light on blue oaks and grasses, Sierra foothills, California, 1DEC2013

Coyote on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, 15MAY2012

Mallard and apartment building reflection, Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, 26JAN2025

Douglas-fir forest, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, 21SEP2014

Mount Thielsen, Umpqua National Forest, Oregon, 23AUG2012

"Cloud-hidden, whereabouts unknown..." - Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, 20SEP2014

Sunol Regional Wilderness, Alameda County, California, 4APR2015