Reflections, Lake Lagunitas

Trees, Fog, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Trees, Fog, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Nikon Z7II photos taken in December.

Rain, Point Reyes

Fence, Hills, Rain - Point Reyes  2025

At the Abbots Lagoon trailhead. So, the rain actually was quite heavy, with a stiff breeze blowing. I had brought a parka, but not rain pants; a few minutes on the trail convinced me to turn around.

Photo taken with my go-to rain camera: an Olympus E-M1II with a 25mm lens protected by an expandible rubber lens hood.

Monday Crow Blogging

Crows on Fence, Rain - Point Reyes  2025

Parking lot near the Visitor Center at Point Reyes. A lone Cybertruck was parked in the rain, striking an odd discordant note.

Tesla Cybertruck, Rain - Point Reyes  2025

Barn, Point Reyes

Barn, Pond - Point Reyes  2025

Barn, Road - Point Reyes  2025

Not raining yet, but rain was in the forecast. Photos taken with a Nikon Z7II.

Putting Christmas Decorations Away

Xmas Lights in Hallway (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Silver Ball Decorations (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

The Christmas tree light strands are quite long. In order to roll them up I have to first lay them out throughout the house. The silver balls were outside hanging on the olive tree.

December Clouds

Storm Clouds (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Tree, Clouds, Sunrise (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Both photos taken with a Sony RX100.

Autumn Tree

Autumn Tree (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Autumn Tree (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Regularly seen on our morning walks.

Autumn Tree, Fog (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Autumn Sycamore Leaves

Sycamore Leaves - Marin County  2024

Sycamore Leaves - Marin County  2024

Top photo taken near the stables, bottom one up the street.

Autumn Oak Leaves

Oak Leaves (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Oak Leaves (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

At first I thought that these were maple leaves. But no. Photos taken in December.

Oak Leaves (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Monday Otter Blogging

River Otter (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

River Otter (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Sometimes they're there, sometimes they're not. Top photo taken with a Nikon Z7II, bottom one with an Olympus E-M1II.

Sausalito, Oct 2024

San Francisco Skyline (Sausalito) - Marin County 2024

Last Supper (Sausalito) - Marin County  2024

Taken during a Dining Group visit. We had thought that we would be able to eat outside, but no - too wet.

Toyon Berries, Fog (December, 2024)

Toyon Berries, Fog - Marin County  2024

Toyon Berries, Oak Tree, Fog - Marin County  2024

Chilly, foggy December mornings up in the hills.

Lake Lagunitas Fog - 5

Young Redwood, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Redwoods, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Last of the fog series photos. For now, anyways.

Lake Lagunitas Fog - 4

Cattails, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Ferns, Redwoods, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

One of my December early morning hikes in the area started with a drive up to the lake in extreme darkness and extreme fog. Negotiating the winding road up to the lake was quite a challenge!

Lake Lagunitas Fog - 3

Oak, Fog (Bon Tempe Lake) - Marin County  2024

Oaks (Sky Oaks Entrance) - Marin County  2024

Taken while driving to Lake Lagunitas for my regular Sunday hike. 

Lake Lagunitas Fog - 2

Branches, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Trees, Puddles, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

More December fog pix. I used a Nikon Z7II.

Monday Cat Blogging

Cat (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

This cat has been seen before. Very elusive.

Lake Lagunitas Fog - 1

Cattails, Fog (Bon Tempe Lake) - Marin County  2024

Trees, Fog, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

An old man's life, dim, colorless and cold,

Is like the earth and sky December shows.

The barest joys of sense are all he knows:

Hope that erewhile made their fruition bold,

Now soars beyond.

-Henry Hewlett

(December,2024 photos.)

Condo Walk Sightems

Airplane, Moon (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Tree, Hedge Condo Building (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Jet lagged resumption of our morning walks in the neighborhood.

Marin Rain

Rain, Hali (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Rain, Autumn Tree (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Lots of rain when we returned from Japan. But . . . we have rain gear! Parkas, rain pants and waterproof boots. Sometimes the waterproof boots turn our to be not that waterproof though.

Farewell to the East

Kansai Airport Ad (Osaka) - Japan  2024

We departed Japan through the Kansai Airport in Osaka, where we had arrived some weeks earlier. Quite a jumbly experience! Of course we had to lug our suitcases up and down escalators and through crowded shopping displays.

Then an uneventful flight home.

Farewell to the East (George Wunder)

Express Train Sightems

Bicyclists (Osaka) - Japan  2024

River, Buildings (Osaka) - Japan  2024

Some nice views seen on the way to the airport. I used a Sony RX100. 

I'm showing the locations as Osaka, but that's a guess.

Express Train to Kansai Airport

Kyoto-Kansai Airport Express (Kyoto) - Japan  2024

Railcar (Kyoto) - Japan  2024

OK, so now we had to deal with our fully loaded suitcases, taking a taxi from the hotel to Kyoto Station, then navigating intricate corridors and escalators to the correct platform. 

But we did it!

Monday Cat Blogging

Cat (Kyoto) - Japan  2024

Nice. Seen on one of our walks looping down to Teramachi Street and back.

Kyoto Breakfast

Nishiki Market Entrance (Kyoto) - Japan  2024

The City Bakery (Kyoto) - Japan  2024

Bakery Order (Kyoto) - Japan  2024

Of course we didn't find this bakery until the very end of our trip. 

"This is a bakery from New York City. Founder Maury Rubin has a unique background as a TV producer, and his creative pretzel croissants and hot chocolate are popular. At the Kyoto Nishiki St. Shop, the bakery offers a wide variety of products every day, including fifty to sixty different kinds of breads, pastries, and cakes made by the bakers and pastry chefs’ original recipes and some are available only in Kyoto."

Hali managed to bring a chocolate babka back to the US!

It took a while to pack all our clothes, gifts and such for the return trip.

Packing to Leave (Kyoto) - Japan  2024