Pacific Giant

Pacific or California giant salamanders grow to 12-13”, says Scientific American; this one, disturbed while making a new garden bed, was about 8”. They also apparently have “blade-sharp teeth,” which this one fortunately did not deploy when I rudely grabbed him/her. She seemed a little depressed, really. Understandable in someone who eats banana slugs. God love ’em. 

Christmas 2018 Selfie

Winter Solstice Sunset

A beautiful end to the shortest day of 2018.

Christmas Snag

A little free-form, but festive.

Selfie

Christmas morning, Old Home Beach.

What’s for Dinner?

 

OBO

Low miles. Driven to church by retired dentist. Needs work.

Rain Gear

Purple, of course.

Low Winter Sun

A a fog bank covering the Head.

And a-one and a-two . . .

Rockettes, anyone?

Good. Evening.

This time of year, the sun sets behind the Head.

Yes, We Did

The nation is in good hands.

Crabpile

Stinkeye

A Keeper

Biggest Chinook I’ve ever caught: 38 lbs. @Chetco Bubble, Brookings.

Violet Eve

Tree Frog

Another Damn Sunset

Heavy Matal

Hello, Sunshine

Redwood Creek

Requa Arthouse

Up the hill from the Requa Inn, a house with many tales to tell.

Morning Mist

Peas

Tree Elf

Prairie Creek State Park

Leafy Light

Prairie Creek State Park

Grillin’

PieTime

2 Salamanders

Blueberries for Brenda

Chinook

Grumpy Fishface

Cabezon (Spanish for “pig-headed”)

Home Sweet Home

Dogface

Sadie employs both laser eyes and the cute tongue technique.

Something Missing

What’s the story?

Fresh Cowboy

Shoreline convenience store, Orick.

Mossy Green

Cathedral Trail, Prairie Creek State Park, Orick.

Kinetics!

Sparkle the Flying Horse.

Lobstah Roll

The Lobster Roll treks from Lowell, Mass., to the 2018 Kinetic Race.

Lupine

Bald Hills, Redwood National Park.

Foggy Lupine

The Bald Hills lupine fields on a wet day.

It was quite a slog.

Fixer-Upper

Bald Hills

A wonderful panorama of Bald Hills and the 2018 lupine fields.

Houda Cave

Houda cave dweller.