Archive for October, 2006

dashboard still-life and shadow self-portrait

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Last thing before we wander off for the day. These really need no explanation other than to say that I often make small still-life arrangements of objects on the dashboard of whatever vehicle I’m in. Could be leaves, a fragment of mossy wood, a couple of rocks, or whatever. This is what’s currently occupying the […]

Brown Pelicans

Friday, October 13th, 2006

This little flurry of posts is the result of me having a bit of time before wandering off for the day, so I’ve decided to post yet antoher piece — and yes, about another “first” for me. Before this trip, I had never seen either White or Brown Pelicans at close range (just Brown Pelicans […]

Roosevelt Elk at Prairie Creek

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Another first on this trip. Over the past week, I’ve been seeing Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) at several locations near Prairie Creek in the Redwood National Forest. The first time that we came upon a herd, we pulled off the highway to watch them grazing in a field at dusk. The whistling call of […]

going bananas

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Bev here – writing from northern California. Don arrived out west on Sunday and we’re doing a bit of trekking around before returning home next week. Four weeks into this trip, I finally encountered my first Banana Slugs. I’d been watching for them for a few days, but the earth seemed quite dry along most […]

redwood soup

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Well, I have finally managed to make it back here to post something again. Oddly enough, it seems that I just get time to write about food and not much else. Not sure what the significance of that might be other than that we’ve been eating pretty well while on the road. Seems that part […]