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, …
A peaceful moment in time that I would not have been able to experience if I were not retired. I am out here in the backyard with Teddy, while he is in his pool. It’s hot, but we’re in the shade, and there is a soft breeze blowing, which is unusual for this area. I …
I am not a dog psychologist or even a knowledgeable dog trainer for that matter. I am simply a wife, mom, and grandmother, who always loved dogs! There are so many self-professed dog training experts on TV and YouTube etc. They all want you to bye their training book or plan to train your dog. …
You may be wondering why I am going to talk about field cameras and wild animals? How is that related to my intended focus for this blog? Well, photographing wild animals with a field camera is completely new to me. I have used a field camera in my backyard to document ground squirrels and birds, …
