The lovely North Falls at Silver Falls State Park, Oregon.

Rock formations along the Mastodon Peak Trail at Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Two double-crested cormorants on a dead branch at Lake Chabot, Alameda County, California.

Painted lady butterfly, possibly on a Fitch's spikeweed, at Allensworth Historic State Park, California.

Ripple patterns in muddy water interrupted by a piece of wood. Edited with a slight solarization effect. Don Castro Regional Recreation Area, Castro Valley, California.

Variegated pride of Madeira plant in the neighborhood.

The Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge against the buildings of San Francsico. Taken from Portview Park in Oakland across the bay, California.

The pier at Pismo Beach, California before sunset.

A zebra-tailed lizard (female) in the sand at Joshua Tree National Park, California. I saw 2 or 3 of these lizards on this trail. They curl their tail up like this when they run. This one is just about to run.

Colorful birdhouses hanging from a tree along the Lafayette-Moraga Trail in Lafayette, California. This is just a small representation of the numerous home-made birdhouses people have hung along that part of the trail.

The center walk full of plants on one pier of houseboats at Waldo Point Harbor, Sausalito, California.

This Canada goose family was calmly grazing at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park when suddenly all the goslings ran over to one of the adults. Then I noticed an osprey flying overhead. They quickly went back to grazing after the osprey passed. Oakland, California.

Small African violet bud starting to bloom.

Single pelican on the cliffs by Shore Cliff Hotel, Pismo Beach, California.

Ian, Sierra, Sarah, and Ming-Lun mid-jump in a performance by Mussel Rock Cloggers at the Northern California Cloggers Association Convention in McClellan Park, CA.

Owl silhouette in the evening in a tree at Saucelito Canyon Winery, San Luis Obispo, California.

Tractor Tug and large container ship on the San Francisco Bay, California.

City light reflections on Lake Merritt, Oakland, California. This was after the Hands Across Lake Merritt Demonstration in November 2016.

Lighted display of wine bottle bottoms in downtown Napa, California.

Eroded formations at Red Rock Canyon State Park, California.

Sign at the Big Tree Wayside at Redwood National and State Park, California.

Trees in the morning fog along Del Valle Road, Livermore, California.

Three pink cosmos flowers in our yard.

Not what I expected when I saw there was a drive-in! But the sign and lot full of rusting and dilapidated cars made me laugh. Bombay Beach on the Salton Sea, California.

Morning colors along Neuralia Road near California City, California.

Joshua tree with shoes silhouetted with crescent moon before sunrise. Slab City, California.

Great egrets, snowy egrets, and other birds at Imperial Wildlife Area, Wister Unit, Imperial County, California.

The Tentacle at Bombay Beach art installation by Royce Carlson on Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California.

Colors in the east after sunset at Borrego Springs, California.

Formations at Red Rock Canyon State Park, California.

Wet lemons not yet ripe.

Desert cottontail rabbit in the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California.

Busy ants at an entrance to their underground desert nest. Borrego Springs, California.

Burrowing owl on a post at Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California.

Morning fog rolling over the hills off Highway 166 near Nipomo, California.

Saucelito Winery grounds before sunset, San Luis Obispo, California.

Wavy boardwalk reflections at Neary Lagoon Wildlife Refuge, Santa Cruz, California.

The forest turning color for autumn in Eastern Tennessee.

Julius, the motel cat with gorgeous green eyes in Grass Valley, California.

Willets over the San Francisco Bay at sunset. From San Leandro Marina, California.

Long escalator at multi-storied Kansai Airport, Osaka, Japan.

Egret under the bridge at sunrise, San Leandro Marina, California.

Myrtle-leaf milkwort blooming in front of a houseboat in Sausalito, California.

Protesters listening to a Unitarian reverend talk before marching at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California. Thousands then marched to Lake Merritt in protest of Trump's policies.

Great Falls along the Caney Fork River at Rock Island State Park, Tennessee.

Great spangled fritillary butterfly, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina.

Lantern in strong sunlight at Hakone Gardens, Saratoga

Needles and buds on a fir tree at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, California.

Golden milkcap mushrooms (I believe) along the West Shore Trail at Lake Chabot, Anthony Chabot Regional Park, California.