Lupin, Fence / Trail (Abbotts Lagoon)

Lupin, Fence - Point Reyes  2026

Trail - Point Reyes  2026

Top: view from the trailhead parking lot.

Next: Abbotts Lagoon trail. Overgrown in some spots . . . my pants got soaked walking through wet grass.

Hills, Clouds / Lagoons, Bridge, Ocean (Abbotts Lagoon)

Hills, Clouds - Point Reyes  2026

Lagoons, Bridge, Ocean - Point Reyes  2026

Changeable weather that day . . . warm sun giving way to foggy mist. At times I wished I had brought a parka.

Top photo taken with a Nikon Z7II. Bottom one with an Olympus E-M1II using a 75-300mm zoom lens.

The bottom photo show both upper and lower lagoons as well as the bridge over them.

Ranch Buildings, Lagoon, Mist (Abbotts Lagoon)

Lagoon, Ranch Buildings - Point Reyes  2026

Hemlock, Lagoon, Mist - Point Reyes  2026

Photos taken during a June hike. I was using a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm zoom lens.

Hemlock, Lupin / Hills (Abbotts Lagoon)

Hemlock, Lupin - Point Reyes  2026

Fence, Hills, Lupin - Point Reyes  2026

Hiking out to the ocean on the Abbotts Lagoon trail.

Monday Caspian Tern Blogging

Caspian Terns - Point Reyes  2026

Caspian Terns - Point Reyes  2026

"The regal Caspian Tern is the largest tern in the world, easily recognized by its brilliant red fish-knife of a bill and deep, raspy call. Found all over the world, the Caspian favors both freshwater and saltwater environments. It feeds mostly on fish, captured in nimble aerial dives."

I didn't see them diving for fish, but I was able to see them swooping around the Abbotts Lagoon area.

Caspian Terns - Point Reyes  2026

Cattails, Barn

Cattails, Barn - Point Reyes  2026

The barn has been on the blog before . . . I regularly stop for photos here before driving on to my day's hike.

Photo taken with a Nikon Z7II.

Moon, Airplane

Moon, Airplane - Marin County  2026

Interesting. Taken with a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm lens.

Signs

Keep Cash Alive - Marin County  2026

Enough - Marin County  2026

Enigmatic.

Berkeley Sightems

Trucks, Clouds - Berkeley 2026

Elegant Kingdom - Berkeley  2026

Photos taken while April fabric shopping in Berkeley.

Windsor

Oliver's Fruit Basket Cake (Windsor) - Sonoma County  2026

Machado Burgers Burger (Windsor) - Sonoma County  2026

After arriving on the train we disembarked and walked around the town of Windsor. We hadn't been here in a while, so most of what we saw was new to us. Highlights: Oliver's, a fancy grocery store, and Machado Burgers where we got burgers with a combo fries and onion rings.

Then the return trip home.

SMART Train Excursion

Northbound SMART Train - Marin County  2026

SMART: Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit. We'd been meaning to take a ride on it for a while, finally entering a date into the Google Calendar. Senior Citizens ride free! Whoa!

We took the train up to Windsor in Sonoma County (the end of the current line). Some fun views on the way up.

Wetlands, Oaks - Marin County  2026

Monday Spotted Towhee Blogging

Spotted Towhee (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Spotted Towhee (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2026

Very vocal! Lots of them this season.

Selling Photographs

 

Marin Open Studios Exhibit (San Rafael) - Marin County  2026

In May I participated in the Marin Open Studios weekends. I had a goodly amount of space for my setup: frames, bins and notecards. Two weekends in May (four days). Sold a few things, but nothing major.

In June I returned to set up my booth in the Fairfax Festival. Only one weekend, but sales were considerably higher! (Live music and beer probably helped.)

My booth:

Booth (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Note two framed photos in the image above: one the left a large framed photo of Convict Lake, and in the back a large framed photo of  Owens Valley. Both were sold! Wow!

BTW, my current booth is way more sophisticated than my first Fairfax Festival appearance in 2008:

Mike, Fairfax Festival - Marin County  2008

Toyota RAV4

2026 Toyota RAV4 (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

2026 Toyota RAV4 (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

A new 2026 RAV4 recently appeared in our neighborhood. Nice looking! Although my 2025 model is also nice.

2025 Toyota RAV4 - Mariposa County  2026