Howdy thar pardner...

This photo is borrowed from another blog...and when I remember which blog, I will give photo credit. :)

Wide open spaces

Eldest daughter took this last fall. It's of the Eastern Sierras; that's an elk herd you see there...they're protected, and the local farmers/ranchers are subsidized for the alfalfa that the herds eat as they move thru the area. The herd is really neat to see.

Believable, aren't they?!

Adventures in a Ghost Town

...some of the photos of Bodie. The interior shot is of a saloon. There's a 'post office box' in between the table and old stove. I've included a link for some more photos Photo album) http://www.bodie.com/. There's definitely a lot of 'wild west' history in this town. Mark Twain was in the area at some time, as well.

These are a few pics of the Eastern Sierra Nevadas....famous for its gorgeous high mountain lakes and its dangerous

auto-cable chewing marmots!
'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.'

Nelson Mandela

Springtime in the desert!

Warm days, cool nights, fragrant wildflowers of incredible colour!! This photo is of an area just northwest of here.

"But mighty Nature bounds as from her birth;The sun is in the heavens, and life on earth:Flowers in the valley, splendor in the beam,Health on the gale, and freshness in the stream." Lord Byron

Dreamin' by the Sea

Here's some California sunshine sent your way, in hope to ward off some of winter's gray!

“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
--Lucius Annaeus Seneca
(credit for quote goes to Peajay)