Trees / November, December

 

Tree, Mailbox (November) - Marin County  2020

Tree, Mailbox (December) - Marin County  2020

Photos taken in Fairfax.

Trees / November, December

Tree, Wall (November) - Marin County  2020

 

Tree, Wall (December) - Marin County  2020

Beginning a few posts contrasting the trees of autumn to the trees of winter.

Pedestrian Tunnel

 

Pedestrian Tunnel - Marin County  2020

More aimless walking around the Kaiser medical facilities in Terra Linda.

Kaiser Mystery

BAM (Kaiser) - Marin County  2020

BAM Parking - Marin County  2020

Wandering around the Terra Linda Kaiser medical facilities in late December when I saw these mysterious signs. No idea what "BAM" stands for . . . Google is of no help.

Monday Phoebe Blogging

 

Phoebe, Pool - Marin County  2020

Phoebe, Pool Railing - Marin County  2020

I had spotted this phoebe (technically a Black Phoebe) down at the pool several times, but never had the requisite camera/lens combo with me. But this time I did! An Olympus E-M1II with a 75-300mm zoom lens. Higher noise level than I'd like, but acceptable.

"The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the western U.S. with a sooty black body and crisp white belly. They sit in the open on low perches to scan for insects, often keeping up a running series of shrill chirps. . . .  Look for them near any water source from small streams, to suburbs, all the way to the salt-sprayed rocks and cliffs of the Pacific Ocean."

I guess that the backyard pool can be considered a water source! (Actually, I've seen a phoebe catching bugs at Point Lobos.)

Blackberry Vines / Warner Field

 

Blackberry Vines, Carson St (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Warner Field (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Photos taken around 7AM.

Lamborghini

 

Lamborghini - Marin County  2020

Recently seen as we were driving our staid Toyota Highlander down Drake Blvd in San Anselmo, bringing a little bit of joy to our otherwise placid day.

Intersections

 

Elm & Railroad (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Carson & Redwood (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Top photo shows Hali way ahead of me due to my fiddling around with the camera.

No Outlet

 

No Outlet (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Nikon Z5 with 24-200mm zoom set to 27mm. Aperture priority set to f/9. 1/15th second shutter speed, ISO 400.

Sunrise, Clouds / Road, Tree Trunks

 

Sunrise, Clouds (Woodacre) - Marin County   2020

Road, Tree Trunks (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Nikon Z5 pix.

Leaves, Branches

 

Leaves, Branches (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Fence, Leaves, Branches (Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Very cold when I took these photos.

Monday Crow Blogging

 

Crows (Oak Grove & Crescent, Woodacre) - Marin County  2020

Woodacre is a small town just over the hill from Fairfax in the San Geronimo Valley. We've been doing some walks there recently to vary the scenery.

Windows

Plants, Window (Dominican University) - Marin County  2020

Maple Tree, Windows (Dominican University) - Marin County  2020

Last post in the Dominican series.

Courtyard

 

Courtyard (Dominican University) - Marin County  2020

The Nikon Z5 has a 35mm film format . . . somewhat "wide-screen." Many times I'll crop the photo at the edges, but I could utilize the wider format for this particular photo.