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Sights of November 2023 - Near and Far
December 01, 2023 - I spent most of the month of November making arrangements to move my mother from New York to live with us in California.
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Sights of October 2023 - Always Something New
October 31, 2023 - There is always something new to find or learn. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the number of videos about nature that I...
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Sights of May 2023 - Welcome Visitors
June 01, 2023 - One of the great things about visitors is taking them to see our local nature. At the beginning and the end of the month...
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Sights of November 2020 - Election Week
December 02, 2020 - We had an election. Election day turned into election weeks, but now I hope civility is back in style. Meanwhile, Covid-...
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Sights of October 2020 - Can it get any crazier?
November 01, 2020 - October started with Trump and many in Washington sick with the Corona Virus. There was a highly contentious installatio...
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Sights of September 2020 - Pandemic, Politics, Unrest, Fires, Earthquake, and an Epic Bird Migration
October 01, 2020 - Outrageous politics, civil unrest, and pandemic are the norm. I have nothing more to say on that front this month. Howev...
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Sights of August 2020 - The new normal?
August 31, 2020 - We have had a severe heatwave. COVID19 continues. The world is thrown into chaos, and everyone's personal life has been...
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Sights of November 2017
December 01, 2017 - Holidays, household maintenance, and a broken lens have slowed down my naturalist activities. However, there are still m...
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Sights of October 2017
October 31, 2017 - Locally, I did only a little birding. I gave a talk to a local gardening club on how to turn a garden into a habitat for...
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Sights of September 2017
October 02, 2017 - At the start of the month it was so hot (and humid). How hot was it? It was so hot that I passed on my monthly butterfly...
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Sights of August 2017
August 31, 2017 - Summer is slow for some birds, but towards the end of the month, the shorebirds and few warblers are showing up as they...
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Sights of October 2016
October 31, 2016 - My photo activities were cut short this month by dropping my camera to the ground. This was not the first time! As a res...
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Sights of October 2015
October 31, 2015 - So when will the heat subside. For gosh sake we are well into October and I had to postpone a camping trip to the desert...
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Sights of September 2015
September 29, 2015 - For those that are on Facebook, I have set up a public page where I post updates during the month. You can LIKE it here:...
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Sights of October 2014
October 31, 2014 - Happy Halloween! Autumn is well upon us which means fall colors, spiders, and migrating birds. This month, and for the n...
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Sights of September 2014
October 02, 2014 - I spent my September with lots of family gatherings, most notably my mother's 80th birthday celebration and a truly fabu...
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Sights of July 2014
July 31, 2014 - I have been enjoying the heart (and heat) of summer. I went on my regular butterfly count with Irvine Ranch Conservancy...
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