This Way Thursday 120309~Bear Sign

Hubby and I came across this sign as we were driving up the Mt. Whitney Portal road in June. While we didn't see any bears (it was late afternoon), we discovered that the portal campground and picnic ground contained metal food bins for food storage, to discourage bear encounters. This Way Thursday for December 3, 2009.

"T" is for...ABC Wednesday 120209

tree! I found this lonely, bare tree up on the Kennedy Meadows Road near Lone Pine, CA when hubby and I took a short TRIP there in October. We were actually looking for fall colors, but the starkness of this TREE captured my imagination. ABC Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

Deserted ranch house~That's My World 120109

There is an abandoned ranch house next to the exit which I take every day on my way to and from school. I stopped last spring to photograph it and it was a crisp, clear spring day. Over the weekend, however, storm clouds were gathering and it was a completely different scene. It was foreboding, lonely, and empty. I startled a hawk and he soared above me, unhappy about my intrusion. But, with the dark clouds above, and sunlight striking the house, it created a unique opportunity for me to explore. That's My World for Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

"T"~~Sunday Stills Challenge 112909

"T" is for tufa. This is at the south tufa area of Mono Lake, CA. It is sedimentary rock. We arrived there late in the afternoon and the sky was dotted with thunderstorms. Sunday Stills Challenge for November 29, 2009.

Ack! Computer down

My desktop computer crashed this morning. It just froze. No screen and the stupid fan just ran and ran and ran. I couldn't even get it to turn off. So, off it goes to our son's this afternoon for a checkup. Of course, all my photos are on it! (biting fingernails...) I took a bunch of really early morning sunrise photos this morning. It was a beautiful morning with the sky clear in the east, but storm clouds covering our mountains to the south and west. There was even a double rainbow over our desert mountains. I'll post the pics later this week. Enjoy your day!

Tree~Pinyon~SkyWatch Friday 112709

As I drove up a dirt road recently, I spotted this dead tree. I liked how it stood, silent, and alone, against the sky. SkyWatch Friday, November 27, 2009.

"S" is for...ABC Wednesday 112509

snow! We took this photo a couple of years ago after a snow storm hit our local mountains. Those are the windmills outside of Palm Springs. That's Mt. San Jacinto's north face. Sometimes it still has remnants of snow in May! ABC Wednesday, November 25, 2009.