Towse: views from the hill

February 8, 2010

[PHOTO] Red-tailed hawk

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A red tailed hawk hanging out down the hill

 
 

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Until a three-some of crows dive-bombed it until they chased it away.

February 7, 2010

Cheers, to our Canadian visitors. Bon voyage!

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February 4, 2010

Cumulonimbus 03 Feb 2010

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February 1, 2010

Lucky ship …

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Horizon Falcon at the end of the rainbow. [26 Jan 2010]

January 27, 2010

Storm waves. Mendocino coast

Filed under: photographs,weather — Tags: , , — Towse @ 12:56 am

 

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Cliff Way. Just south of Noyo Bay. One of a handful of photos taken through the Mini’s windshield. Too wet and windy out to play with my camera outside.

January 17, 2010

Storm arriving …

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What does this photo show? Planes coming in for landing from the north, which means the wind’s from the south, which means the expected storm is starting to blow in.

January 13, 2010

Thunderhead over the east hills

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December 29, 2009

I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

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I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
– Arthur Ashe

A lone sailboat on the Bay yesterday afternoon. …

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December 8, 2009

After the storm

Filed under: photographs,weather — Tags: , , — Towse @ 8:32 am

Cold. Wet. Yes, please. Could we have some precipitation?

A friend up the hill reported snow falling. His nibs said hail was causing havoc — and slips — on the Steps as he came home from his stint at the Academy of Sciences.

I was (relatively) snug and warm inside today. Thick sweater. Warm wrap. Fuzzy slippers. (Thermostat set at 65dF as is our wont. …)

And then the storm cleared and I took pictures …

Here’s one:

 

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November 21, 2009

Waxing crescent. On Nov 18th.

Filed under: photographs — Tags: , — Towse @ 8:19 am

 

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We were walking down to dinner and spotted the moon. Of the four shots I took, this was the least fuzzy.

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