Bay, Fencepost

Bay Trunk, Fencepost - Marin County  2026

We pass by this moss-covered tree quite often during our walks. Also please note the mysterious fencepost adjacent to the tree. Who put it there, and for what purpose? Alas, the answers are probably lost in the mists of time.

Oak Branches

Oak Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Oak branches seen up at the end of the street. Impressive result using a Sony RX100.

Oak Tree, Fog

Oak, Fog (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

An iPhone photo. The iPhone does a pretty good job of preserving shadow details without blowing out the highlights.

Oak Tree

Fallen Oak - Marin County  2026

We walk by this fallen-down tree quite frequently. I photographed it before it fell, also quite frequently, after we moved to Marin in 1981. Below, a composite photo taken in 2010.

Top photo taken using a Sony RX100. Bottom one using a Nikon D90 DSLR.

Oak Tree - Marin County  2010

Monday Sheep Blogging

Sheep, Cows - Mendocino County  1976

Taken near the bed and breakfast where we were staying. 

Probably.

Sky Camp View / Wooden Fence

Ocean from Sky Camp - Point Reyes  1976

Wooden Fence - Mendocino  County  1976

Coming to the end of my March, 1976 photos!

Sunset, Surf / Coastal Scene

Sunset, Surf - Mendocino  County  1976

Coastal Scene - Mendocino County  1976

Photos taken near our Mendocino County bed and breakfast in Elk Grove.

Tent / Surf, Clouds

Tent (Sky Camp) - Point Reyes  1976

Surf, Clouds - Mendocino County  1976

Alas, a large wildfire burnt many of the trees at Sky Camp. There's a previous 2022 blog post with some photos.

I guess that the bottom photo could have been taken in Sonoma County. Hard to say.

Sand Ripples, Lava

Sand Ripples, Clouds - Death Valley  1976

Lava Rocks, Mountains - Death Valley  1976

Last in the 1976 desert series taken with a Nikon F SLR.

Hill, Cloud / Erosion

Shrub, Hill, Cloud - Owens Valley  1976

Erosion, Mountains, Snow - Owens Valley  1976

I'm labeling these as taken in Owens Valley because of the snow covered mountains. Although you could also find much the same views in Death Valley, to be sure.

Clouds, Shadows

Lenticular Clouds - Death Valley  1976

Sun, Shadows, Clouds - Death Valley  1976

"Pilots of powered aircraft tend to avoid flying near lenticular clouds because of the turbulence and sinking air at their trailing edge, but glider pilots actively seek them out in order to climb in the upward-moving air at the leading edge."

Neat lens flares in the bottom photo. I was using a Nikon F SLR with a 50mm lens.

Monday Willet Blogging

Willets - Sonoma County  1976

I've listed the location as Sonoma County, but that's a guess. Don't remember taking this, but it's right there on the contact sheet.

"The willet is a particularly elegant and heavily built shorebird" says Wikipedia. So it seems! Bird ID from Barbara, as usual.

Photo cropped from a 35mm negative taken by a Nikon F SLR.

Red Hill

Red Hill (Owens Valley) - Inyo County  1976

Looks to be an early sunrise photo (based on the shadows). There's an earlier photo of the cone on the blog taken in 2022.

Bobo's Bonanza

Bobo's Bonanza Coffee Shop (Lone Pine) - Owens Valley  1976

The one photo on the contact sheet that has a definite location. Old timers still remember Bobo's Bonanza fondly. 

In fact, I still have Bobo's business card pinned to the corkboard next to the computer.

Bobo's Bonanza Business Card (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026