Monday, March 11, 2024

CSP - Trione-Annandel

 Another great Sonoma County Park
located in Santa Rosa it appeared to be well used.  A flock of turkeys greeted me as I drove down the road.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Red Hot

 Some Like it Hot!  


Digging into the red and black scraps some more.  Ended up getting a few more peppers to add.....but even then just enough, not a scrap of any of these remains!

Monday, February 26, 2024

SMCP - San Pedro Valley

 

Located in the foothills above Pacific, San Pedro Valley Park  consists of 1,052-acres along the middle and south forks of San Pedro Creek.  area embracing the middle and south forks of San Pedro Creek.


















Monday, February 19, 2024

SM - Coyote Point Recreation Area


King Tide Bird Walk for San Mateo County Parks

 

 

42 species


 https://ebird.org/checklist/S126754864


Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  65


American Wigeon (Mareca americana)  8


Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)  5


Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)  7


Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)  2


Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  9


Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  1


Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)  7


Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)  5


Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)  1


Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)  4


Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  6


Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)  1


American Coot (Red-shielded) (Fulica americana (Red-shielded))  11


American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)  40


Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)  2


Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)  30


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)  4


Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)  1


Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)  50


Red Knot (Calidris canutus)  5


Surfbird (Calidris virgata)  6


Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  8


Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  2


Willet (Tringa semipalmata)  30


Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)  1


Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  1


Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)  5


California Gull (Larus californicus)  4


Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)  25


Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)  2


Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  15


Brown Pelican (California) (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus)  2


Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1


Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group])  1


Merlin (Falco columbarius)  1


Black Phoebe (Northern) (Sayornis nigricans [nigricans Group])  1


American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  15


European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  50


American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  1


White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) (Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis)  8


Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  3

Monday, February 12, 2024

Pinwheels


I actually was envisioning two separate quilts as I did the pinwheel and border sections here, but somehow they worked well together and now the yellow, orange material box is in much better order!

I think I need a sunflower, or perhaps a sun pillow to go with this.


 

Monday, February 5, 2024

CSP - Sugarloaf Ridge

 




A pretty park tucked in the Mayacamas Mountains above Sonoma, just northeast of Kenwood, Sugarloaf Ridge has an accessible creek trail as well as other trails and an observation point..


Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Org



Sugarloaf Ridge State Park



Sweet as Sugarloaf



All Trails - Best of Sugarloaf



More Pictures





Monday, January 22, 2024

NHP - Klondike Gold Rush

                                                                                                                            


The Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park was establish in 1976 as the US Portion of an International Historic Park celebrating the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897.  In 1998 the joint venture with Canada to create an International Park came to fruition, but each kept the name of their already established portions. 



In 2007 the Madden Family gathering was a cruise to Alaska.  One of the stops was Skagway.  A number of buildings in the town are part of historic park.  We wandered through the town for a while visiting museums and other fun places including the Red Onion which also dates back to the Gold Rush.


We took a hike up the Chilkoot Trail thru the cemetery and up to Lower Reid Falls. 





Klondike Gold Rush NHP

NHP - Klondike Seattle

Klondike Gold Rush International Historic Park = Canada




In Seattle we visited the Washington component of the historic park.  A museum was established there on the waterfront in 2006. 







Monday, January 15, 2024

CSHP - Sonoma

The Sonoma Historic Park is just off the Sonoma Plaza.  The historical buildings include: San Francisco Solano Mission, which can be found in an earlier post, the Blue Wing Inn, Sonoma Barracks, the Toscano Hotel & Kitchen, and the Servants Quarters (the remains of La Casa Grande).  

The Barracks


Toscano Hotel


 

 

Sonoma State Historic Park

Sonoma Petaluma Parks




Lachryma Montis - Home of General Vallejo



Located about a mile from the rest of the buildings General Vallejo's house is well worth a stop.  The ranger that was on site when I visited had a wealth of information and historical trivia to share.

More Pictures

History humbles us when it acquaints us with our ignorance
Sam Wineburg --why learn history when it's already on your phone

Monday, January 8, 2024

Cats



The Last Quilt of 2023 - I Fell in love with the background which is also the back and had to create a quilt!