December 1st - Lake Lagunitas

Reeds, Reflections, Clouds (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Lake, Ripples, Clouds (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Sunday, December 1, 2024. Photos taken with a Nikon Z7II.

Monday Dog Blogging

Dogs (San Anselmo) - Marin County  2024

Very patient dogs. Taken with an iPhone a few months back when we drove Nate over to his orthodontist's office in San Anselmo. 

Lake, Reflections (Overcast)

Lake, Clouds, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Lake, Clouds, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2024

Taken this month with a Nikon Z7II.

Fog, Lake Lagunitas - 2

Cattails, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Branches, Tree Reflections, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Bottom photo: I've taken photos from this spot before. I like the way the redwood trees on the opposite shore are reflected in the lake

Hali's Birthday!

Hali, Tuffy Going for Walk - Marin County  2016

Wow!

Fog, Lake Lagunitas - 1

Trail, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Oak Tree, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

My lucky day! A Sunday in last November found Lake Lagunitas fog-enshrouded. Wow!

Xmas!!

Home Depot Mickeys (San Rafael) - Marin County  2024

Pronzini Xmas Tree Lot Snowmen (San Rafael) - Marin County  2024

Upper photo: trying to find the correct LED tree lights at Home Depot. Took a while, but Hali finally got 'em!

Bottom: taken during an unsuccessful tree search at the Pronzini lot near the civic center.

Xmas Eve!

Santa (Hakodate) - Japan  2024

Taken in Japan earlier this year. History of Hakodate* on the wall posters, along with Santa, of course. Some Santa photos taken in Osaka also found on the blog.

*Hakodate: city located in Hokkaido, the large northernmost island of Japan. More pix in 2025.

Monday Heron Blogging

Heron (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

An iPhone photo from last September. I took a first shot using a Nikon Z7II, but I like the iPhone one better.

Ferns

Ferns (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Ferns (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Top: October, 2024. Bottom: December, 2024. Both photos taken with an Olympus digital camera / Olympus lens combo.

Construction Yard / Truth Be Told

Construction Yard, Self-Portrait - Marin County  2024

Truth Be Told, Self-Portrait - Marin County  2024

I don't know if including one's feet in a photo counts as a self-portrait (as in the enigmatic photo above). You be the judge.

Both photos taken during a very hot day last September, while taking a car repair walk.

Sycamore Leaves

Sycamore Leaves - Marin County  2024

Sycamore Leaves - Marin County  2024

Sycamore? Or Plane tree? I've never bothered to figure out the differences. Both photos taken with an Olympus E-M1II camera.

SP Taylor Park Sightems - 2

Maple Trees - Marin County  2024

Redwood Trees - Marin County  2024

This area reminds me of the forest moon of Endor. 

A remote moon in the Endor system of the Outer Rim Territories, Endor was covered in dense woodlands, tall mountains, and savannas, and home to the sentient Ewok, Dulok, and Yuzzum species.

No Ewoks to be seen though.

SP Taylor Park Sightems - 1

Ferns - Marin County  2024

Maple Leaves - Marin County  2024

I took these photos with a truly lightweight combo: an Olympus E-M10 camera / Panasonic Lumix 12-60mm lens. I just looked it up - I bought the Olympus in February, 2015. Almost 10 years old now! Still works just fine, although some of the words on the buttons ("Menu" etc.) are getting worn off.

Lagunitas Creek

Lagunitas Creek - Marin County  2024

Taken from a bridge in SP Taylor State Park. As seen yesterday, salmon are migrating up the creek!

Monday Salmon Blogging

Salmon, Lagunitas Creek - Marin County  2024

Neat! Seen during a walk that I took with Hali, Hanna and Nolan in late November.

More detailed info found at an earlier 2022 post.

Masa's Birthday!

Maz, Hanna - San Francisco  2016

Wow! Taken with an iPhone 6s. I've been using Masa instead of Maz (both are OK) because it's easier to form the possessive using Masa.

Actually, his birthday is tomorrow, but tomorrow is Monday Blogging day.

Condo Sightems

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

Motorcycle (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Seen on our regular morning walk. I used two Olympus cameras: an E-M10 / 12-60mm zoom Panasonic (Lumix) lens for the top photo, and an E-M1II / 14-150mm zoom lens for the bottom one.

Hanna's Birthday!

Hanna Pushing Lawnmower Toy, Mike - Marin County  2014

Somehow this is a top and bottom two-photo merge. Don't know what prompted that.

Taken with an Olympus E-M1 / 14-150mm combo.

Autumn Tree

Autumn Tree (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Autumn Tree (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

Taken during our morning walks. Top photo with slight overcast, bottom one with sunlight coming in from the east.

Fennel / Buckeye

Fennel - Marin County  2024

California Buckeye - Marin County  2024

From last October.

Marin AM Scenic

Dead Branch, Sky - Marin County  2024

Bay Trunks - Marin County  2024

Photos taken on my early morning walks.

Monday Squirrel Blogging

Squirrel (Fairfax) - Marin County  2024

We saw the creature scampering along the top of the chain link fence. Quite agile! 

Fortunately I was carrying my Olympus E-M1II / 14-150mm lens combo.

Mt. Diablo

Mt. Diablo from Sky Oaks Road (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Every time I drive up to Lake Lagunitas I pause for a moment at this spot to see if I can spot Mt. Diablo. Usually I can't, but this time I could! Rolled down the window and took this photo using a Nikon Z7II.

Leaves and Ripples, Cloud Reflections

Leaves, Ripples (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Cloud Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Top photo: an iPhone photo from last September. Bottom, a November Nikon shot.

Ferns, Oaks

Ferns (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Oaks (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Top photo from last October - Olympus camera and lens.

Bottom one from November - Nikon camera and lens.

Leaves (Lake Lagunitas)

Maple Leaves (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Leaves, Backlit (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Top photo of California Maple leaves. Bottom photo a bit of a mystery. Some kind of oak.

Pilot Knob

Ferns, Pilot Knob (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Pilot Knob (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2024

Two recent November photos, taken with a Nikon Z7II.

Atomic Cafe (1974)

Atomic Cafe - Los Angeles  1974

Atomic Cafe - Los Angeles  1974

The vertical shot is from a recent scan. I like that it includes the Winston Lights billboard.

The horizontal one has a self-portrait in it!

Atomic Cafe, Self-Portrait - Los Angeles  1974

Monday Retriever Blogging

Golden Retriever - Marin County  2024

Going after the tennis ball (of course). Walking around Stinson Beach in Marin County while Hanna was having a surfing lesson.