Bridelveil Fall

Bridelveil Fall - Yosemite  2020

Trees (Winter) - Yosemite  2020

Zero  rainfall in  February! So the waterfalls weren't as spectacular as they might have been.

Merced River (Pohono Bridge)

Merced River (from Pohono Bridge) - Yosemite  2020

Dogwood Branches - Yosemite  2020

This is the first stop I make when driving into Yosemite.

Monday Crow Blogging

Crow - Yosemite  2020

Near the Merced River. Not snow! Probably decomposed granite.

Hornitos - 2 ( St Catherine's)

St Catherine's (Hornitos) - Mariposa County  2020

St Catherine's (Hornitos) - Mariposa County  2020

No interesting clouds, unlike last year.

Hornitos - 1

Dead Tree (Hornitos) - Mariposa County  2020

Tree, Church (Hornitos) - Mariposa County  2020

I somehow always manage to find a way to visit Hornitos while driving through Mariposa County.

More Highway 49 Views

Highway 49, Telephone Wires - Mariposa County  2020

Merced River, Highway 49 Bridge - Mariposa County  2020

Later the next day I was able to continue on up to Yosemite and visit the Merced River inside the park.

Truck for Sale / Yosemite Garage

Truck For Sale (Coulterville) - Mariposa County  2020

Yosemite Garage (Coulterville) - Mariposa County  2020

More Coulterville sightems. The garage was seen last year, with some snow.

Coulterville Playground

Playground (Coulterville) - Mariposa County  2020

Playground (Coulterville) - Mariposa County  2019

Sunny this time, but last year saw a nice layer of snow.

Coulterville

Beer and Wines (Coulterville) - Mariposa County  2020

Brick Wall (Coulterville) - Mariposa County  2020

Taken during a trip I took in February, driving along highway 49 to Mariposa.

Monday Dog Blogging

Dog, Flowering Tree - Marin County  2020

Very pretty tree. We walked by recently - all the blossoms had faded or dropped off . . . looked a little forlorn.

Mannequins, Santa Monica 1994

Mannequin - Santa Monica  1994

Mannequins - Santa Monica  1994

Some earlier mannequin pix, taken in an upper-scale mall in Santa Monica, within walking distance of the pier.

Mannequins, Vienna 2019

Mannequin (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Mannequins (Vienna) - Austria  2019

The latest in a series of mannequin photos that I've posted.

European Graffiti

Train, Graffiti (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Graffiti (Ljubljana) - Slovenia  2019

Not quite up to Melrose Avenue standards, yet.

Meierei

Meierei #1 (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Meierei #2 (Vienna) - Austria  2019

 "The Meierei is a place for pleasure and relaxing, in possibly one of the most beautiful spaces in the city in the middle of the centrally located Stadtpark."

We had a pleasant lunch there.

Meierei Menu (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Marionette / Figurine

Marionette (Ljubljana) - Slovenia  2019

Marionette (Ljubljana) - Slovenia  2019

Above photos taken walking out of our hotel and to the right. Below, while walking around Vienna.

Figurine (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Vienna Statues

Statues (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Scooters, Statues (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Once again, alas, I don't have any identification for these artworks.

Statue, Sign (Vienna) - Austria  2019

Monday Cow Blogging

Road, Cows - Marin County  2020

Cow Sign, Cows - Marin County  2020

Photos taken during a period of rain earlier this year.

Highway 49 Views

Canyon, Digger Pines - Mariposa County  2020

Fence, Trees - Mariposa County  2020

So, this was a leisurely drive along highway 49 as it made its way through the Sierra foothills, with plenty of places to pull off and take photos.

Burn Areas

Burn Area - Mariposa County  2020

Highway 49, Burn Area - Mariposa County  2020

During last year's visit low elevation snow covered up the burn areas. Very visible this time.

Digger Pines

Highway 49, Digger Pines - Mariposa County  2020

Digger Pine Branches - Mariposa County  2020

There was an earlier discussion of the digger pine on the blog.