Small things in big spaces
Life is in the details
Several Steller’s Jays screaming their most aggressive intruder calls alerted me to these two young bobcats hanging about in the trees around my house. Despite the storm of jays and my rapidly firing camera shutter, their patterns, tufted ears, clear eyes, calm demeanor, and poise led me to fall in love.
Spring arrived on Emigrant Lake recently. The lake is calm and beautiful and rowers are again plying its waters. Larkspurs and biscuitroot are blooming. The oaks are pushing leaves. The Siskiyous create a misty, almost-mythical backdrop.