I have thousands of field camera photos of deer. Deer are our most frequent wildlife visitors. Some deer are curious about the cameras, which results in great pictures, while others just seem to tolerate the annoying clicks and flashing lights. I believe that our deer are Black-Tailed deer, a subspecies of Mule deer. I have …
Tuesday, October 1, in Arnold, CA, we just missed a close encounter with the juvenile bear. This young bear is a frequent visitor that seems to follow the same path through our yard. I love the photographs, but I am always concerned about a personal encounter. Camera 4 – 10/01/2019 – Juvenile bear walking through …
In one of my earlier blogs, I referred to my Bear Project. Because of the damage and repairs on my Tracy home, I’ve been spending more time in Arnold. This extra time provides me with an opportunity to focus on my Bear Project. I have identified three different bears by their markings. I have collected …
During October, there were three separate Northern California PG&E power outages. The last power outage lasted for 4+ days, and during these outages, my field cameras continued to take excellent photographs. My field cameras took some beautiful pictures of my mated pair of foxes during that period. For the first time, I have a clear …
Camera 1 – 11/07/2019 – My Baby Boy! Even though I appreciate the gentle beauty of deer and have posted a blog in the past. I have not spent as much time on the deer as I have the large predators, but now I want to focus on one young male, my baby boy. The …
What is Alzheimer’s disease? Why have I been involved for ten years raising funds for research and a cure? In the mid-1980s, my beloved grandmother needed care and moved into my home. She was in her late 90s and having cognitive problems. At first, I thought that she was disoriented because she left everything familiar. …
Hi, this is my first effort to write a blog and it’s not intended to be particularly intellectual but more observational of life’s daily challenges. I like to say that every day is a humbling day.
Moving out to Tracy, California has been both a very positive and eye-opening experience. The marine layer does not extend out here, and it is very dry, and there’s a lot of wind. In San Ramon, the temperatures were, for the most part, very mild because of the marine layer. There was more moisture in …
One of my initial intentions for writing this blog was therapeutic. I just retired after working for 32 1/2 years for an excellent school district. I enjoyed my job! I had a particularly close relationship with the other people in my department. They became an extended family, a family that supported me when I was …
Thirteen years ago, my husband and I adopted two Golden retriever girls, Candy and Brandy, and a great adventure began. We didn’t intend to select two, oh no, we only intended to get one. We went to a Golden Retriever breeder, and there were darling little balls of fluff running around. I selected the puppy, …
