Phone photos

[Wandering Sagebrush]

A nice sunrise at Fort Sagebrush

 

[Sagebrush Reconnoiterer]

A trip to the dump this afternoon, 5.5 miles from my home via mostly dirt roads. The upper view is looking east at 9,396' Sonoma Peak (left of center). The lower view is south along Grass Valley to 9,754' Mount Tobin. Both views were taken a hundred yards from each other.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

A little fresh snow. a few clouds, and a tiny bit of sun to decorate Maxwell (elev 8,704’) and Pine Creek. A nice start to the morning.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Tracking the ferocious VVC (Vicious Valley Quail)

 

[pvstoy]

Are those 2 cat tracts?

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Are those 2 cat tracts?

Yes, they hang around when the quail are back. Good eye!

As an old boy in Southern Oregon once said… nothing wiggles like a sack of cats on the way to the river. While I would not do that, I have no qualms about running the damn things off.

 

[pvstoy]

It is incredible how many birds get killed by cats. They do have their place killing mice and rats though.

 

[pvstoy]

At my mom's house. These are residential deer that live among the houses on the west side of Carson City. Very tolerant of people. Why this one has not shed it's rack, seems late, but the one behind has.
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[Wandering Sagebrush]

As of two weeks ago, we had a few mule deer bucks that had not shed. It seems unusually late in the year to still have their racks.

Nice shot

 

[goinoregon]

playa esmeralda. pacific side, baja, just north of guerro negro. almost a private beach

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Looking Southwest

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I never tire of the Elkhorns.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Another beautiful sunrise

Noon

Sunset

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

A lavender start to our day. Rain is the forecast.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Looks like a nice lazy day.
Frank

 

[Sagebrush Reconnoiterer]

Sonoma Creek, looking south of west across Grass Valley, about four miles from my home. My wife and I went to the creek to get a truck load of rocks for her landscaping project. The area creeks are high due to the past week of well above normal temps; this is more typical early May snowmelt runoff. Sonoma is a year round flowing creek. Other nearby creeks are running higher, but about a quarter mile above me is a diversion for a local ranch, who has water rights to all he can put down his ditch; normally this section of the creek and beyond is dry except in spring.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Nice your area is getting some much needed rain.
Frank

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

East and West, a pretty morning

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Very beautiful.
Frank

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Frank, thank you!