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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 March 2023 - Staying in
March 31, 2023 - In my blog last month, I said I might take a break in March. I did, at least from birding and photography. Between the r...
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Butterflies of Irvine Ranch - And the Survey Says...
August 29, 2022 - In January of 2013 a friend invited me to participate in a butterfly survey with the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, which had...
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Sights of July 2022 - So What's New with You
July 31, 2022 - People ask me, "What's new?" and I find it hard to answer. Lately I find myself just answering, "Nothing". This is not v...
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Sights of June 2022 - back to the mountains
June 30, 2022 - Last month I wrote about migration and said that, if you missed birds during migration, you had to wait until they retur...
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Sights of May 2022 - Understanding Migration
May 31, 2022 - My husband has a t-shirt that he likes to wear that says, "I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you"....
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Sights of August 2019
September 01, 2019 - To avoid the summer heat, I stayed home a few more days than usual. I experimented with various art media and styles, fr...
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Sights of July 2019
August 01, 2019 - I spent some time on artwork making monoprints. I'm still experimenting with various techniques and am pleased with some...
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Sights of June 2019
July 01, 2019 - Yay! I got my Tamron 150-600mm lens back from repair (fourth time, but who's counting). It makes all the difference. I a...
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Sights of May 2019
May 31, 2019 - By going out more frequently during spring migration, I have observed some interesting things about birds. One day I wou...
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Sights April 2019
May 02, 2019 - "Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it's true." I went birding with a group at...
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Sights July 2018
August 01, 2018 - A major restoration was completed at DeForest Park, the area they now call Deforest Wetlands runs along the river from D...
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Sights June 2018
July 01, 2018 - All my trips this month were local. Some of the places I went were my usual El Dorado Nature Center (where I unexpectedl...
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Sights May 2018
May 31, 2018 - For me, the skunk stole the show. Maybe it's because I have my own black and white fur baby. I went with friends early t...
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Sights April 2018
May 01, 2018 - Spring has sprung and birds are migrating through. It has been a very colorful month with butterflies and birds. Lazuli...
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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 September 2016
October 01, 2016 - I turned off the ugly noise of the presidential campaigns and made my way out to the inspirational joy of nature. I enjo...
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Sights of August 2016
August 31, 2016 - Local stuff: This month kept me closer to home, so I took my macro lens to the backyard. It is always a rewarding ventur...
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Sights of July 2016
July 31, 2016 - Highlights captured in pictures:
Local stuff: I visited the LA River a couple of times and found the Black-necked stilt...
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Sights of June 2016
June 30, 2016 - I must say that this was a month of habitat diversity with Tide pools, Oak woodlands, Chapparal, Desert, Riparian Corrid...
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Sights of May 2016
June 01, 2016 - Highlights captured in pictures:
Local stuff: Playing with Macro again I found lady beetles and some interesting insect...
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Sights of April 2016
April 30, 2016 - Ah Spring! A joy to behold. I want to be outside every day and all day. I participated in a biodiversity city challenge...
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Sights of March 2016
April 02, 2016 - I had a whirlwind month visiting many fun places. Family from England came to visit and wanted to see the everything (we...
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Sights of December 2015
January 02, 2016 - Lot's of good birding to round out the year and a good butterfly count too! Highlights captured in pictures:
Local stuf...
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Sights of November 2015
November 30, 2015 - We've been having weird weather. Over 90 degrees on November 1 and spring and summer wildflowers blooming. Then back to...
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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 August 2015
September 01, 2015 - I have an exhibit at the El Dorado Nature Center featuring California Landscapes/Habitats, which will be going for the e...
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Sights of July 2015
July 31, 2015 - Lesson 1: Always carry a camera! I attended an event and almost didn't bring my camera. On my way out I saw black oyster...
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Sights of June 2015
July 01, 2015 - June was a very busy month for me. I finished my insect study at the nature center, finished my classes, finished my pre...
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Sights of May 2015
May 31, 2015 - I started the month with adorable red foxes seen in San Pedro. Unfortunately, some scary people in the park cut short my...
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Sights of April 2015
April 30, 2015 - Birds Nesting, Insects of all sorts, Oxnard, Catalina, and Joshua Tree! I love Southern California. I can't say that eno...
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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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