Ferns / Moon

Ferns (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Moon, Redwoods (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Ferns seen just below a local foot bridge in the back - iPhone.

Redwoods and moon seen on a morning walk - Sony RX100.

Oak Branches / Rainbow

Oak Branches - Marin County  2026

Rainbow - Marin County  2026

Top photo taken in January, using a Sony RX100. Bottom one in March, using an iPhone.

San Rafael Sightems

On-Ramp (San Rafael) - Marin County  2026

Litchfield's Sign (San Rafael) - Marin County  2026

Walking around with a Sony RX100 while the Highlander was being serviced.

"Dubbed “California’s Las Vegas,” Litchfield’s Bermuda Palms was the place to be during the ’60s and ’70s. Built in the late 1940s by Irving “Whitey” Litchfield, a millionaire construction mogul, the resort had a luxury swimming pool, color television, nightly dancing and rooms for under $10 a night."

Local Trees (March)

Buckeye (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Oak Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Both photos taken on our daily morning walk, both taken with a Sony RX100.

City Views (San Francisco)

Buildings, Ocean - San Francisco  2026

Buildings (View from Twin Peaks) - San Francisco  2026

Photos taken with a Sony RX100.

Mariposa Sightems - 1

Garage, Clouds - Mariposa  2026

Shed - Mariposa  2026

 After leaving Hornitos I drove the short distance to the town of Mariposa and checked in to my motel. Then walked around with a Sony RX100 and an iPhone. (Top photo - iPhone.  Bottom one - Sony.)

McDonalds (Pleasanton)

Egg McMuffin Meal, Sony RX100 - Alameda County  2026

McDonalds KPop Demon Hunters Poster - Alameda County  2026

The start of my most recent road trip, driving from Marin County to Mariposa County via Highway 49. 

Alas, I wasn't aware of the Saja Boys breakfast meal when I got the same ole Egg McMuffin that I always get.

Monday Woodpecker Blogging

Acorn Woodpecker - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Pileated Woodpecker - Lake Lagunitas  2026

The top two photos were taken up at Lake Lagunitas. The second one was taken with a (non-zoom) 25mm prime lens.

Bottom photo taken during one of our Saturday walks . . . a Nuttall's Woodpecker. "In particular, these woodpeckers prefer oak woodlands, although they also occur in riparian sites and chaparral in the most southern parts of their range because of the decrease in oak abundance."

The Sony RX100 I used focused mainly on the branches, not the bird.

Nuttall's Woodpecker - Marin County  2026

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.

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.

Monday Spotted Towhee Blogging

Spotted Towhee (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Making its very distinctive call. There's been a lot of them around recently, but usually they're hidden in the background foliage. This one was right out there! Photo taken with a Sony RX100.

An earlier post showing one taken in Point Reyes in 2013: Monday Spotted Towhee Blogging.

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

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

Richmond Bridge, San Quentin

Richmond Bridge - Marin County  2026

San Quentin Buildings - Marin County  2026

Photos taken with a Sony RX100 while taking the ferry over to San Francisco.

By the way, San Quentin is now officially known as "San Quentin Rehabilitation Center." Interesting writeup in Wikipedia.

Monday Towhee Blogging

California Towhee (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

"Along the Pacific seaboard from southern Oregon to Baja, this plain brown bird is a common denizen of brushy places, from wild chaparral hillsides to the borders of gardens and city parks. California Towhees sometimes hide in the shrubbery, where they may be noticed mainly by their sharp callnotes and the squealing duets of mated pairs. At other times they come out on open ground, to scratch in the leaf-litter with both feet as they search for food."

It was perched on a car's rearview mirror for some reason, waiting long enough for me to turn the Sony RX100 on and zoom in for this shot.

Bay Leaves

Bay Leaves, Branches, Fog - Marin County  2026

Bay Leaves, Fog - Marin County  2026

Morning walk photos taken with a Sony RX100.

Trees, Fog

Oak, Fog - Marin County  2025

Branches, Leaves, Fog - Marin County  2025

Early morning photos taken with a Sony RX100, top in December, bottom one in November.

Oak Branches / Madrone Berries

Oak Branches - Marin County  2025

Madrone Berries - Marin County  2025

Top photo taken with a Sony RX100, bottom one with an Olympus E-M1II.

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.

Railroad Museum - 3 (Cab Forward Articulated)

Cab Forward Rods and Drivers - Sacramento  2025

Cab Forward Articulated - Sacramento  2025

"Southern Pacific 4294 is a AC-12 class 4-8-8-2 cab-forward–type steam locomotive that was owned and operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in March 1944 and was used hauling Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) trains over the Sierra Nevada, often working on Donner Pass in California. Today it is preserved at the California State Railroad Museum (CSRM) in Sacramento, California." --Wikipedia

The locomotive is so large that I had to use the iPhone's wide-angle option to get a (stretched) photo of the whole engine. A Sony RX100 was used for the top photo.

In 1958 my father and I were visiting Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard in Los Angeles when I came across some cab-forwards decaying on the tracks. So I have a 67-year old photo of the soon to be scrapped number 4149.

Southern Pacific Number 4149 Locomotive - Los Angeles  1958