Mendocino Headlands View

A red-clad visitor sits on a bench under a cypress, gazing out to sea. These cliffs are dangerous, and rescue crews are called out to help the imprudent every year. It's especially sad to read of pets falling to their deaths.

Bright Berries on Wild Honeysuckle

Christmas on the Navarro Ridge

Late Autumn California Poppies

Christmas Skunk Train Debarkation

Oaks With Old Man's Beard

Most of the oaks in Little Lake Valley are draped with a harmless pale-green lichen called Old Man's Beard. Only the dark green velvety plants, directly on the bark, are actually moss.

Indie Bookstore

Shopped at Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, hoping it can hang on in these turbulent times.