The Woodpecker

enjoys spending time on the deck.

A Pause for a Picture

while climbing over the fence.

Toby

Heads for the pond.

Tarweed

grows anywhere.

Turning to Gold

The golden brown leaves of late summer.

Toby, Nokie and Joey

Enjoying their pasture time.

Looking South

from Ward Mountain.

Clouds

make spectacular sunsets.

Clouds Over Sierra

Clouds massing to the north every day.

Dead Manzanita Leaf

catches the sun.

Dead Grass

in a dry creek bed.

Summer Skies

Clouds gathering for a posible storm.

Golden Tarweed

Now in full bloom.

Valley Lights

Still some lights on in the early morning.

Valley View

from Ward Mountain.

The Oaks

beginning the transition to fall.

Manzanita

Leaves and berries.

Chihuly Bowl

At SJMA.

Waterfowl

drifting down the Guadalupe.

Roadrunner

watches me drive by from the safety of the shadows.

Morning on Ward Mountain

The colors of summer.

Leaves

caught in spider web.

California Aster

When nothing else is blooming but these.

Fleeing Quail

as I approach.

Deer at Play

Jumping fences like it's nothing.

Spider Web

Spider web in the grass with falling leaves.

Bark and Berries

The rich reds of the manzanita.

Bitter Cherry

Leaves turning red and falling.

Buckeye Stands Out