Ich habe keinen Spatz in der Hand :-)

Red Squirrel at Morton Lochs

Meine Heimat

Badesteg

Rote Bank und rotes Haus

Helios 44-2 lens with reversed front element

Crossing Victoria bridge on the Severn Valley Railway at the Spring gala. Re-edit.

1st day was in pursuit of the road (more on that tomorrow) up to the Lick Observatory (out of San Jose, CA) and then on down the other side, eventually hitting Livermore.

Founded in 1888 this is the world's first permanently occupied mountaintop observatory, valued for its elevation (over 4,ooo ft) and isolation. Still a working site, although budget constraints and light pollution are both hitting hard, it is overseen by the University of California.

Even tho I had delayed my trip one day because it's only open on weekends, I would have been pissed if visiting the observatory was my main objective--turned out to be closed for a "Private Event" couldn't even access the parking lot !

Pumpenhaus

Great Blue Heron enjoying a moment.

Rainbow appears to be resting one end on the school my granddaughter attends with several hundred other school children. Some things are more valuable than riches!

Grey Heron at Hogganfield Loch

Wassertreten

Beeren