nite swimming 365

Day 315 - autumn glory

2010-11-13T19:04:00.001-08:00

My 'precious' -- the Golden Full Moon Maple.

Day 314 - Busby sunset

2010-11-12T18:02:00.000-08:00

Picked up our wine club selections at Busby Cellars and enjoyed this sunset.

Day 313 - Veterans Day

2010-11-11T17:59:00.000-08:00

At the farm where we bought some delicious mandarin oranges.

Day 312 - sunset walk

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Day 311 - november

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Another leaf arrangement by Mama Nature.

Day 310 - Dazzling Autumn

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Took this with my cell phone on a walk today.

Day 305 - Keep Austin Weird

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Day 304 - Birthday Cupcakes

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For Sherry.
Including the Elvis Presley...banana cake with peanut butter frosting.

Day 303 - Hole in the Wall

2010-11-01T18:45:00.000-07:00

Leo Rondeau performing at the Hole in the Wall in Austin Texas.

Day 302 - corpse!

2010-10-31T19:00:00.000-07:00

Corpse was the life of the party.
If you look closely, you can see Sara taking this picture
at Don's house in Austin while wearing her moose antlers.
Happy Halloween!

Day 300 - nature's way

2010-10-29T18:45:00.001-07:00

I looked outside the front door to see if there were any packages,
and noticed the way the lone oak leaf looked on the Fall doormat.
Mother Nature's decorative touch.

Day 299 - here come the clouds

2010-10-28T18:37:00.000-07:00

The clouds are coming for another round of rain here in NorCal.

John took this shot as we got a quick 22 mile ride in.

Happy birthday, Mom!

Day 298 - new tree

2010-10-27T21:36:00.000-07:00

John moved this tree from behind our house to the front of the house.
He always says, "If it makes it, it makes it."

Hope you make it little tree.

Day 297 - squirrel friend

2010-10-26T21:32:00.000-07:00

My little buddy.

Day 296

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Taken on a walk along a newly discovered trail today.

Day 295 - Perfect Pair

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Day 294

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From the back yard.

Day 293 - autumn flowers

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Dazzling colors look like autumn.

Day 292 - sun tree

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Sunny fall day on the walking trail.

Day 291 - Full moon at twilight

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Day 290 - Tahoe

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Last time over the pass for a while.
One last glimpse of Tahoe beauty.

Day 289 - Last night in Reno

2010-10-18T20:28:00.001-07:00

Business travel to Reno wraps up tomorrow.
Another great sunset on my last night here.

Day 288

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Day 287 - good day for a ride

2010-10-16T18:12:00.001-07:00

Pretty fall day for a ride along the American River Parkway.

Day 286 - a mid October's sunset

2010-10-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

Taken during a little, five mile end of day bike ride.

Day 285

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I like the look of stacked stone walls.
This one caught my eye.

Day 284 - virginia creeper

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Some fall color.

Day 283

2010-10-12T20:32:00.000-07:00

Was out for a walk, and liked how the setting sun lit up the fountain.
I think the goose did too.

Day 282 - bumpkins

2010-10-11T18:28:00.001-07:00

After the thrills of the city (San Francisco) yesterday, it's back to the foothills.

Day 281 - Fleet Week San Francisco

2010-10-10T22:13:00.000-07:00

Some images from the airshow over the bay today.

Day 280 - farmers market flowers

2010-10-09T21:45:00.000-07:00

Riley believes all flowers in the house are his to arrange and chomp.

He really likes it when we bring home flowers from the farmers market.

Day 279 spirits in the sky

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Seasonal weirdness on the American River Parkway. Boo!

Day 278

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Day 277

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Day276 - Moody Skies

2010-10-05T20:10:00.001-07:00

After a day of thunderstorms...
a dramatic sunset.

Day 275 - Snow on the Mountain

2010-10-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

Record heat last week.
Today, snow on the mountain.

Day 274 - Sherry's Lance imitation

2010-10-03T18:23:00.000-07:00

Day 273 - Forest Creature?

2010-10-02T22:04:00.000-07:00

This broken tree trunk along the Mt. Rose meadow trail caught my eye.
Strange duck-like creature watching people pass by.

Day 272 - The Road Home

2010-10-01T19:54:00.001-07:00

Took this one out the sunroof on the way back over the mountain today.

Day 271 - Mt Rose Sunset

2010-09-30T20:16:00.001-07:00

Day 270 - A River Runs Through It

2010-09-29T15:50:00.001-07:00

Part of the kayak course on the Truckee River in downtown Reno.

Day 269 - autumn color

2010-09-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

Record heat here on the west coast -high 90s in the late afternoon.
But this tree looks determined to say it is fall after all.

Day 268 - transformation

2010-09-27T18:24:00.001-07:00

You'd never know it was fall today as it was warm enough to use the pool. This must be the latest date ever. You can see signs of the seasonal change in some of the trees though. This is the same golden full moon Japanese maple I photographed back in April with its new leaves. I'm going to take photos of this same grouping of leaves in the days ahead as it gradually develops its fall color.

Day 267 - Dillon Falls

2010-09-26T21:28:00.000-07:00

Located just outside Bend, Oregon

Day 266 - Sand Harbor

2010-09-25T20:41:00.001-07:00

Another look at our Sand Harbor stop.

Has to be about the prettiest lake beach of all.

Day 265 - sand butterfly

2010-09-24T19:25:00.000-07:00

On the way back home from Reno, we stopped at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe to enjoy a warm, early fall afternoon. Noticed this little environmental art right at the lake's edge.

Day 264 - Hunter Creek

2010-09-23T21:39:00.000-07:00

A hike along a nice little creek today.

Day 263 - a star you are

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Day 262- Fall (last day of summer) Aspens

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Day 261 - peaceful, easy feeling

2010-09-20T22:09:00.000-07:00

We noticed this stand of trees near the end of our hike around Jenkinson Lake yesterday.

Day 260 - Jenkinson lake

2010-09-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

After all that time in the car yesterday, today was the day to put on the hiking boots.
About 9 miles on a nice trail around Jenkinson Lake.

Day 259 - I-5 sunset

2010-09-18T21:57:00.000-07:00

Spent most of the day in the car driving south on I-5.

Did catch a pretty sunset.

Day 258 - Japanese maple in the rain

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Day 257 - Roseburg

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From Sherry's parents back yard in Roseburg, Oregon.

Day 256 - ghost tree

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Day 255 - flags & sky

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Day 254 - don't even ask...

2010-09-13T22:27:00.001-07:00

As seen on the bumper of a truck in town.
One of the hazards of having a truck and too many friends I guess.

Day 253 - summer bloom

2010-09-12T21:18:00.000-07:00

Day 252 - a bike ride (and an airshow too)

2010-09-11T21:33:00.001-07:00

We went for our regular bike ride along the American River Parkway today.
Capital California Airshow was going on nearby, close enough to see some of the action.
We stopped and watched the F22 raptor perform with a couple of P-38s.
Pretty amazing display.

Day 251 - pink clouds

2010-09-10T22:26:00.000-07:00

Day 250 - September leaves

2010-09-09T17:29:00.000-07:00

liquid amber tree out front

Day 249 - sundown

2010-09-08T18:55:00.001-07:00

It rained a little overnight...the first time since early May. The air feels cool & clean.

Day 248 - late summer sunset

2010-09-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

Day 247 - at last

2010-09-06T17:33:00.001-07:00

Out of three crepe myrtle shrubs, only the one that is in a pot in the courtyard has bloomed. And it finally bloomed this week. Does September seem late to you? In other courtyard news, Big Mama lizard is sporting a stumpy tail. I suspect this might be related to our neighbor's lizard-hunting cat who has been hanging around lately.

Day 246 - hearts of stone

2010-09-05T22:14:00.000-07:00

Some of Sherry's heart shaped rock collection

Day 245 - Bunnicula?

2010-09-04T19:40:00.000-07:00

What looked like a normal, cute little cottontail grazing in grass outside the hotel in Reno was later revealed by the magic of digital photography to be a demon bunny.

Day 244 - yellow leaves

2010-09-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

I like to see the first yellow leaves on cottonwood trees in early September.

Day 243 - big sky country

2010-09-02T21:15:00.001-07:00

Beautiful late summer day in Reno.

Day 242 - steamboat ditch trail

2010-09-01T21:52:00.000-07:00

This is a mountain bike and walking trail that runs along an irrigation ditch in the hills above Reno. The Truckee River is in the foreground and city skyline is off in the distance.

Day 241 - golden

2010-08-31T19:30:00.001-07:00

It's been a good season for this butterfly bush now that it has grown
to where the deer can't eat every bloom.

Day 240 - reno sunset

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Day 239 - what's for dinner?

2010-08-29T21:02:00.001-07:00

Some of the ingredients for tonight's dinner

Fresh mozzarella, backyard basil, farmers market tomatoes and peaches

Summer is great

Day 238 - night ride home

2010-08-28T20:50:00.001-07:00

I love the man beside me
We love the open road
No phones till Friday
Far from the overkill
Far from the overload

~ Joni Mitchell, Night Ride Home

Day 237 - jewel of the sierra

2010-08-27T15:39:00.000-07:00

Day 236 - biggest little city

2010-08-26T23:35:00.000-07:00

Day 235 - full moon at sunset

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Day 234 - melt with you

2010-08-24T16:46:00.001-07:00

104° aye yi yi!

Day 233 - regeneration

2010-08-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

The potato plant is recovering from the attack of the horrible tomato hornworms.

Day 232 - traffic jam

2010-08-22T18:48:00.001-07:00

Late summer Sunday afternoon traffic jam on the American River.
As viewed from the bike trail.

Day231 - essence of summer

2010-08-21T22:02:00.001-07:00

Day 230 - come on, get happy!

2010-08-20T17:11:00.001-07:00

Just noticed today how my lucky horseshoe has a happy face.
Do you see it?

Day 229 - flower at sunset

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Day 228 - galena creek

2010-08-18T20:59:00.000-07:00

This creek is in a beautiful little park on the Mt. Rose highway between Reno and Lake Tahoe.

Day 227 - lake tahoe

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Day 226 - red bunny tails

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Another favorite ornamental grass.

Day 225 - summer peaches

2010-08-15T23:06:00.001-07:00

One of the best parts of summer is the farmer's market.

Peaches from the local foothill growers.

Yum!

Day 224 - webs and water

2010-08-14T22:12:00.000-07:00

Sprinkler droplets caught by the spider webs sparkling in the sun.

Day 223 - purple fountain grass

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Day 222 - lovely

2010-08-12T18:22:00.001-07:00

I have a passion for succulents.

Day 221 - pinecone

2010-08-11T19:37:00.001-07:00

Day 220 - after

2010-08-10T18:52:00.000-07:00

The exciting horse trough planter project has been completed!

The color of the trough was inspired by the agapanthus.
Thought it would make a good contrast with the green of the bamboo &
the reddish-brown color of the fence in the background.

[Thanks to Bob at Lotus Valley Nursery for unwavering enthusiasm & support.]

Day 219 - summertime

2010-08-09T16:40:00.000-07:00

Day 218 - 42 miles

2010-08-08T22:07:00.001-07:00

Mile Zero.

As in the end of the bike path.

We start at mile 21, so it was a 42 mile round trip.

A new personal best for both of us.

We didn't plan to go that far when we started, but it was a beautiful summer day.

And we just kept going and going and going, until we were at the end.

A really good day.

Day 217 - lotus valley nursery

2010-08-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

The next step in the exciting horse trough planter project required another trip to Lotus Valley Nursery & Gardens. While we were there to pick up the perfect bamboo for the planter,
I spied this beautiful plant aglow in the summer sun.

Day 216 - before

2010-08-06T08:52:00.000-07:00

Step one of exciting horse trough planter project: get a trough.

Day 215 - Rose of Sharon

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Day 214 - peppers

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Wednesday night Farmers Market on Main Street.

Day 213- horrific discovery

2010-08-03T20:42:00.001-07:00

Me, innocently going into the courtyard to water the potted plants.

Say, why does the potato plant look so bad? What happened?

Oh. My. God. Is that a giant tomato hornworm?

No, wait. Make that two of them.

Actually, there were five. And one decimated plant. The horror!

Day 212 - new acorns

2010-08-02T19:33:00.000-07:00

on the big oak tree by our deck

Day 211 - day at the nursery

2010-08-01T17:54:00.001-07:00

Garden tools as wall art.

Had an informative conversation with Bob about my exciting horse trough planter project.

Not a cloud in the sky...

[Lotus Valley Nursery and Gardens]