Wow, it's been awhile, hasn't it? Lots of interesting times since the end of January. A much drier year than last year, we're actually wanting some rain and snow, and are glad of any we receive.
Here are some views of late January to current days. Enjoy.
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| Snow white trees in the canyon |
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| Our friend Michael came for a visit! |
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| Our two mandarins this year |
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| size comparison; quite big, eh? |
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| The Tobin Dump Road up and over the Ridge |
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| Headed through the fog to see some birds on the water |
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| At Llano Seco; not too many left |
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| Mt. Lassen in the left-center background. I could also see Mt. Shasta, but my camera didn't catch it well. |
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| A pair of ducks |
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| Art shot |
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| Another view along the walk that I took |
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| Off in the distance, where I was barred from hiking, a flock of Snow geese lifted off with a great clamor. Such a treat. |
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| Art shot. |
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| Art shot. |
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| The Lodge at Sugar Bowl |
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| Group selfie of Jeffery, Grant, and me. |
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| Straight down below my lift chair, tiny tree tips show |
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| This is where the student skiers practice their slalom and racing skills. |
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| the Gondola Barn |
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| Us. |
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| I need to look to see if I have a photo of this view from the Gondola from last year for snow level comparisons |
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| Donner Lake |
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| Our reward for having such a good day skiing |
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| They fixed these two buildings up really nicely. |
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| Amtrak runs right through Truckee |
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| A shop in Truckee |
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| The work on the Yellow Creek Bridge on Hwy 70 begins |
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| Heather corsages; this year white heather for the Robert Burns Dinner |
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| The driving range at the Grand Sierra Hotel in Reno |
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| Ready for the Burns event! |
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| I helped Janet at the Will-call table. |
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| Jeffery congratulates Ethan on finally winning the coveted Basket-hilt Sword in the raffle. |
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| One of the Sikh Temples in north Reno |
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| Indian Jim School has been shuttered since 1998, but the "artists" have obviously visited |
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| This side sports fresh designs |
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| This side shows the oldest of the taggings. |
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| The waterfall on the Western States Trail near Auburn. |
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| We were happy as heck to meet up with the kids for a hike and a yummy meal. |
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| Matt, Kyria, and Jeffery on the old railroad bridge |
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| I guess I'm a "ped". |
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| Pretty creek view in Cedar Grove in Chico's Bidwell Park |
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| They cut down the shade trees! The bridge project will alter this view greatly, I guess. |
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| Even railroad guys need a place to go. |
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| Jeffery looks at Jackass Creek |
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| Loved the rock wall and the rocks |
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| View from the tracks |
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| funny-shaped rocks |
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| Icy waterfallete |
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| close up |
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| This is grindings off the rail that must've stuck to the machine and then fallen off |
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| close-up |
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| It's like an ice-pack that builds up in the wheel-wells before dislodging, only this one is metal. |
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| Graffiti on the track-side. |
Stopping here, and will finish in another post, due to size limitations as well as viewer fatigue.
