Afternoon Clouds

Rain Clouds - Marin County  2026

Hills, Clouds - Marin County  2026

. . . taken in April this year.

Winter Ferns, Redwoods (Lake Lagunitas)

Ferns - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Redwood Branches - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Rainy weather - both photos taken with an Olympus E-M1II, top photo using a 25mm prime lens, bottom one a 14-150mm zoom.

Rainwater Ponds

Rainwater Pond - San Joaquin County  2026

Rainwater Pond - San Joaquin County  2026

Across the street from yesterday's almond trees. Haven't been able to figure out what this industrial-looking site was for. (Almond processing?)

Morning Clouds / Rainbow

Morning Clouds - Marin County  2026

Rainbow - Marin County  2026

Evanescent phenomena, as they like to say. 

Top, Sony RX100, bottom, iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Dodge SRT

Front: Dodge SRT, Rain (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Side: Dodge SRT, Rain (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Google AI overview:

Dodge SRT (Street and Racing Technology) represents the high-performance division of Dodge, featuring top-tier models like the Challenger, Charger, and Durango SRT Hellcat. Known for supercharged 6.2L HEMI engines, these vehicles produce 700+ horsepower, offering extreme speed and, in the Durango's case, high towing capacity.

Rainwater / Sun on Trees

Rainwater Pipe (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Sun on Trees (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Top taken with an iPhone, bottom with a Sony RX100.

Madrone Leaves, Branch

Madrone Leaves, Rain - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Madrone Branch - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Bottom photo taken using the iPhone's wide-angle option.

November Rain - 2

Rain, Leaves - Marin County  2025

Steps, Leaves - Marin County  2025

Might have been taken in two different places. Top one definitely in the schoolgrounds up the street.

November Rain - 1

Pine Needles, Puddle (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Puddle, Olive Tree Trunks (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

We had a goodly amount of rain in the October-December 2025 quarter. Yay! Reservoirs are now full!

They added some extra asphalt to diminish the puddle in the bottom photo. Haven't seen yet if it worked.

Monday Egret Blogging

Egret, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

It was raining as we approached the American River to find this egret looking annoyed. 

Sacramento Morning Rain

Love, Reflections - Sacramento  2025

Pressure Spraying, Rain - Sacramento  2025

Quick rainy early morning walk around our hotel

American River - 2

Autumn Foliage - Sacramento Valley  2025

Oak Branches - Sacramento Valley  2025

"Effie Yeaw Nature Center is a nature center inside Ancil Hoffman Park in the city of Carmichael, California. The Effie Yeaw Nature Center is part of the American River Parkway." - Wikipedia

Our hike started from the nature center and went down to the river, then looping back through the rain.

Monday Heron Blogging

Heron,  American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

Rain-obscured impressionistic photo taken on the banks of the American River.

American River - 1

Maple Leaves, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

Rocks, Reflections, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

Raining . . . footing was a little bit tricky. Hali kept seeing salmon jumping across the river, too far away for a photo.

Top photo taken with a Sony RX100 . . . makes a nice print! Bottom one taken with an iPhone 13 Pro Max using the wide angle option.

Monday Phoebe Blogging

Phoebe, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

In the rain! Technically, a Black Phoebe . . . but I've always just used "phoebe."

Oak, Rain / Stick, Rock (November 2025)

Oak, Rain (Fairfax) - Marin County  2025

Stick, Rock - Marin County  2025

November photos taken with a Sony RX100.

Shadow Lake - 1989

Shadow Lake, Storm Clouds - Sierra Nevada  1989

Shadow Lake, Rain - Sierra Nevada  1989

The storm didn't last that long. Just long enough for me to get some photos of some threatening clouds and rain on the lake.

I last visited Shadow Lake in 2019.

Iris, Lupin

Iris, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Lupin (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Photos taken on April 27th using a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm zoom lens.

Irises - April Rain

Irises, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Lots of opportunities last quarter for wild irises photos. This one was taken April 17th using a iPhone 13 Pro Max. 

Rain, Lake Lagunitas - 3

Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Rain, Trail (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Two iPhone photos (iPhone 12 Pro Max). The Olympus was hanging from a strap around my neck and tucked under my parka. The iPhone was carried in the parka's left hand pocket, so it was more readily available than the actual Olympus camera.