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Oceanside is a classic California beach community on San Diego’s North Shore, with warm sandy beaches, historic wooden pier and Cape Cod-style harbor village complete with unlimited water sports and recreation.
Looking down from California Pass on the hidden jewel, Lake Como. I was standing at 12,840 ft and gasping for air. You can see my jeep road to the summit called the Animas Loop. Priceless view of the San Juan Mountains. Yes, there is still snow from last winter on the mountain side.
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A mother quail with six small chicks in the background, Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand. The state bird of California (Callipepia californica) was introduced to New Zealand from England in 1865 by the early settlers who wished to have a game bird to hunt. New Zealand had an endemic quail that became extinct in 1875.
The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel, is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_ground_squirrel
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otospermophilus_beecheyi
July 2019 - Edited and uploaded 2022/05/05
Trekking Big Sur to San Simeon on CA-HWY-1.
(I was riding a Specialized though, not a Trek, LOL)
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Black Star Canyon Falls - without the falls. This makes for an impressive waterfall during the wet season, but when I made the hike, it was completely dry. Still a fantastic hike though. If you go, watch out for poison oak - there was a lot of it - and please don't add to the graffiti on the rocks. I inserted myself in the photo to give a sense of scale - and for HSS!
with small water drops
California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica - Goldmohn
Sony A7RIII with FE 90mm 2.8 Macro
The California poppy flower became the state flower in 1903. I have so many childhood memories of seeing the flowers all over the hillsides. One year I planted numerous seeds and only one flower emerged. I suppose some things grow better in their natural environment. Here's to more attempts to fill my garden with these brilliant bursts of orange petals.
Early morning nearby the California / Nevada border during the 'On The Highway' shoot (bit.ly/CarMV).
Explore #443
It is so peaceful at sunset,
They show all dreams to be met
In it, memories are also held
There in your heart, your fears are quelled
As the sun dips low in the sky
It reminds you of all those times you flew high
And with those memories of soaring above,
You have the hope and strength to find new love
Because at that sunset you find peace
There, is where your fears all cease
For dreams you find your strength to fly
There, in that sunset sky.
Today's Carsounds- The Doors - Light My Fire
... for a peaceful Bokeh Wednesday
with one out of many Californian poppies / Kalifornischer Mohn (Eschscholzia californica)
in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
California Dreamin' by The Mamas And The Papas (1965)
A family of California-Scrub Jays showed up in my backyard a few minutes after I put out peanuts for them. First time I have had 5 of them in my yard at the same time. Yakima County, Washington. IMG_5456
Santa Paula is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Situated amidst the orchards of the fertile Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World." Santa Paula was one of the early centers of California's petroleum industry. The Union Oil Company Building, the founding headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California in 1890, now houses the California Oil Museum. The population was 29,321 at the 2010 census, up from 28,598 at the 2000 census.
The area of what today is Santa Paula was originally inhabited by the Chumash, a Native American people. In 1769, the Spanish Portola expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, came down the Santa Clara River Valley from the previous night's encampment near Fillmore and camped in the vicinity of Santa Paula on August 12, near one of the creeks coming into the valley from the north (probably Santa Paula Creek). Fray Juan Crespi, a Franciscan missionary travelling with the expedition, had previously named the valley Cañada de Santa Clara. He noted that the party traveled about 9 to 10 miles (14 to 16 km) that day and camped near a large native village, which he named San Pedro Amoliano. The site of the expedition's arrival has been designated California Historical Landmark No. 727.
Franciscan missionaries, led by Father Junipero Serra, became active in the area after the founding of the San Buenaventura Mission and established an Asistencia; the town takes its name from the Catholic Saint Paula. Santa Paula is located on the 1843 Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy Mexican land grant.
In 1872 Nathan Weston Blanchard purchased 2,700 acres (10.9 km2) and laid out the townsite. Considered the founder of the community, he planted seedling orange trees in 1874. Several small oil companies owned by Wallace Hardison, Lyman Stewart and Thomas R. Bard were combined and became the Union Oil Company in 1890.
In April 1911, Gaston Méliès moved his Star Film Company from San Antonio, Texas to a site just north of Santa Paula.
The large South Mountain Oil Field southeast of town, just across the Santa Clara River, was discovered by the Oak Ridge Oil Company in 1916, and developed methodically through the 1920s, bringing further economic diversification and growth to the area. While the field peaked in production in the 1950s, Occidental Petroleum continues to extract oil through its Vintage Production subsidiary and remains a significant local employer.
A 500-acre (200 ha) master-planned community of 1,500 homes is expected to expand the town significantly when it begins construction in 2016.
Well we all know its not but I've been singing along to Roy Orbison as I so often do when a photo 'strikes a chord' as it were... when I am processing a raw file.
Padstow Harbour actually but looking so sunny last October between lockdowns.
Looking like a typical post card and I’m well aware of that but it just epitomises Cornwall for me re the light and colours so I make no apologies for putting this on. Neither a sunrise sunset or slow shutter...the four S’s that a landscape photographer strives for lol. Just that Cornish light that I happen to love ❤️
Thank you so much everyone for all your encouraging comments which I appreciate so much.
I am unable to reply or comment at the moment as I’m not feeling too well at present but I wish you all well....❤️
On such a winters day. . . sorry couldn't resist. After yet another cold storm overnight woke up to a winter wonderland. Actually its been storming for the past 7 days so to be a bit more precise there have been 4 storms this past week. Winter storm Piper was the previous week. Mendocino County, North California, U.S.A.
Wrapping up my ground nesters series with this pleasingly plump female California Quail.
From the Cornell Lab:
"Female California Quail typically hide their nests on the ground amid grasses or at the bases of shrubs or trees. Occasionally places nest up to 10 feet off the ground.
The nest is usually a shallow depression lined with stems and grasses, and often placed near vegetation or rocks for protection. Nest range from 5-7 inches across and 1-2 inches deep."
This shot was taken at Point Reyes National Seashore, California.