I wrangled another turkey today. In my fifteen minute walk, she made it through the gate and into the parking lot. So I took a minute and carefully shoo'd her out again. Time to start closing the gate behind me. ! I didn't expect a daytime foray ( Read more... )

Cold air and dramatic skies today; I went for a bicycle ride at lunch. Headed south rather than north, to the Parkway Lakes. I've become a bit complacent in my same-two-routes world, so I decided (despite puddles, mud, etc) to take a new way, and rode around the back of a small lake ( Read more... )

Wach the falcons nesting across from SJ City Hall.

http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/falconcamera.htm

Nice day for a bicycle ride at lunch time, as it was still pretty overcast, but not actually raining. The air was rain washed clean though; smells were clear and hung in the air; particularly the scent of eucalyptus. The path is well enough cambered that most of the water had flowed off to the sides, so I didn't get wet while riding (save for a ( Read more... )