Spring Greens

A collage of trees beside Highway 128 near Boonville. A swath of serpentine soil here attracts cedar trees to the mix of the usual buckeyes, oaks, and firs.

Wood Sorrell in April Rain

 

Redwoods and Emus

 

 

 

 

 

An old ranch with a great view over the Navarro River gulch belongs to a retired veterinarian now. He used to have beautiful Devonshire cattle, but now mostly raises chickens and two lovely emus. It's one thing to get a few pictures of them from behind the fence, and quite another thing to find one on the loose in the road. I had to creep past this one over in the left lane, as the bird slowly strode down the right, seeming to hesitate at each step, gliding its way to nowhere in particular.

Trilliums in a Redwood Forest

Calypso in the Woods

Enveloped