Hi, Folks, I get excited when there’s a chance to get close enough to wood ducks to make a pleasing image. I’ve always found this beautiful species to be wary and ready to hide. By sitting patiently, quietly, unmoving by the pond at Effie Yeaw Nature Center, this group of three males and two females
Hi, Folks, Happy California Poppy Day! Since 1903, the California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, has been the official state flower of California; and, since 1996, April 6 of each year has been designated California Poppy Day. Last Tuesday, a walk upstream from the Sarah Court access to the American River brought the peaceful vantage point in
Hi, Folks, It’s raining in Sacramento as I write, and at least metaphorically, it’s raining all over the world. But the ancient Persian adage, often attributed to the poet Rumi, assures us that: “This too shall pass.” The proverb, “…reflects on the temporary nature, or ephemerality of the human condition.”* George Harrison’s ballad, “Here Comes
Hi, Folks, I recently observed a Great Egret yogi, leading a mixed class of birds and mammals who live on the Parkway. Here, the instructor (from the Hatha Aviana school of yoga) is seen demonstrating the classic Preenayama (“breathing in the wingpit”) asana. First done to the left, then to the right, this pose is
Hi, Folks, “All of a sudden I had the revelation of how enchanting my pond was,” said French impressionist painter Claude Monet. We needn’t go to France to be enchanted by a pond. Last Sunday, Bobbie Keill found this delightful view of the pond that’s nearby at Sailor Bar Park on the American River Parkway.
Hi, Folks, This morning’s photograph is of the Harold Richey Bicycle Bridge over the American River, connecting William Pond Park with River Bend Park. It seems that living in this time of restricted activities is like crossing a bridge. It’s confining, but it’s the least risky and swiftest way to get to the other side.
Hi, Folks, “One cannot reflect in streaming waters.”, said Lao Tzu. This morning’s photograph is of a Snowy Egret and its reflection in the shallows of the American River. Lao Tzu’s observation applies: clear reflections like this can only be captured when the conditions are undisturbed, calm. With imposed quiet now in the lives of
Hi, Folks, Christopher Jensen offers us this photograph taken on the Parkway last Thursday morning. Toward the rising sun of a new day, we can’t see where the path ends; but if we have the courage to take it, then something even more wonderful may be ours to see. Thank you, Christopher! Here’s hoping your
