nature

Feb 28, 2026 ∞

I cannot overstate how much I did not want to hike up this hill. View across a small valley at a hiking trail going straight up the side of a still, heavily wooded, lushly green hill.

Feb 21, 2026 ∞

Snow on Mt. Diablo, as seen from Brentwood.

The foreground is a brown, leafless vineyard, then a line of trees. In the distance is a large mountain covered with grass and trees, and its peak has lots of pockets of snow.

Jan 18, 2026 ∞

We saw a blue heron on our hike today.

A tall, scrawny bird with a long neck is standing by a tree on some grass. It’s grey. It looks sad, though, hence its name: blue heron.

Oct 14, 2025 ∞

This is either sunset behind clouds, or San Francisco has grown a volcano.

Giant blue-grey clouds behind a close skyline with palm trees. There’s a deep red glow inside several pockets within the clouds.

Sep 23, 2025 ∞

I have found my happy place.

(Lake Tahoe, Cali.)

Photo of a beach with impossibly blue water and mountains in the distance. The edge of someone’s leg and foot is in the foreground.