April 2013 – Circadianreflections Blog

Volcano

April 25, 2013April 25, 2013Posted in Copyright 2013 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved., Photography, Poetry, WritingTagged Haiku, Nikon, Poetry, San Jose California Nature Photography, Writing2 Comments

Inspired by Bruce’s haiku and link to Haiku Heights daily challenge my daughter, and I collaborated on today’s Haiku challenge.

Deeply seething dormant

belch gas fire ash

stagnant active unsure

Limited to 3 lines and 17 syllables is quite challenging, but we had fun. Neither one of us has written a haiku in some time.

This photo of Mt Shasta and Shastina in northern California’s Shasta Trinity National Forest is one I took back in 2010 while accompanying my husband who was riding a 139 mile cycling event; The Mt Shasta Summit Super Century . We both had a very successful week-end. He finished the ride in excellent time (10 hours), and I had a lovely time hiking in Castle Crags, and photographing pretty scenes like this sunset.

Thank you Bruce for the inspiration, and Baby Girl for working on it with me. 🙂

“Springtime is the land awakening.” Quote Lewis Grizzard in Kathy Loudermilk, I love you.

April 24, 2013April 24, 2013Posted in Photography2 Comments

"Springtime is the land awakening." Quote Lewis Grizzard in Kathy Loudermilk, I love you., originally uploaded by CircadianReflections Photography.

Via Flickr:
Copyright © 2013 Deborah M Zajac. All Rights Reserved

A photo I took a few weeks ago while hunting wildflowers with Rainey, and Rene.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 70-300mm VR| Canon 500D Close-Up Lens| Kim Klassen texture

Hooded Merganser

April 22, 2013May 5, 2013Posted in Copyright 2013 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved., Nature, Photography, Travel, WildlifeTagged Hooded Merganser, San Jose Nature Photography, WildlifeLeave a comment

This is my first sighting of the Hooded Merganser! I was so excited to see both a male and female swimming around in the pond in the Children’s Zoo section of San Francisco Zoo. According to one of the staff they are free range and can come and go as they please like the gulls and Peacocks.

The female:

Hooded Merganser (travelingrainvilles.typepad.com)
Hooded Merganser nesting box, the sequel (michaelqpowell.wordpress.com)
Neighbor Hooded (charleymckelvy.wordpress.com)

Santa Cruz Sunset and Golden Hour

April 21, 2013May 5, 2013Posted in California, Copyright 2013 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved., Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, PhotographyTagged Golden Hour Sunsets, Landscapes, San Jose California Nature Photography, Seascape4 Comments

Last night’s sunset in Santa Cruz, California. There wasn’t much color in the sky, but the Golden Hour light on this rock formation was really pretty I thought. It also made the ocean a lovely Jade green color.
It was also great seeing and hanging out with friends Dali and Alex, and a big shout out and Thank You to Dali for driving!

Camera Settings:

Developed in Lightroom 4 then finished up in Photoshop CS6 for exporting.

U.S. National Park Week April 20 to 28, 2013

April 19, 2013Posted in UncategorizedLeave a comment

H/T Natural History Wanderings.

Natural History Wanderings

Free Admission To U.S. National Parks April 22 to 26 during National Park Week

During National Park Week, April 20-28. Many parks are also having special events in honor of National Park Week. ALL 397 U.S. national parks offer free admission, April 22 to 26 this year.

On April 20, National Junior Ranger Day, parks will invite young visitors to “explore,learn, protect” and be sworn in as Junior Rangers.
April 27 is Volunteer Day, so if you want to roll up your sleeves and pitch in with a project, look for a park where you can help out.

For more information go to: U.S. National Park Service National Park Week.

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Double Rainbow on Upper Yosemite Fall

April 18, 2013April 19, 2013Posted in hikes, Nature, Nikon, Photography, TravelTagged California, Nikkor, Nikon D300S, San Jose California Nature Photography, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National ParkLeave a comment

Double Rainbow on Upper Yosemite Fall, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

Another waterfall from my Archives. On my birthday in 2011 I hiked up Upper Yosemite trail and was rewarded with a Double Rainbow at the base of Upper Yosemite Fall. It’s a steep and arduous hike, but well worth the effort.
I lost my favorite Hobbie sunglasses over the railing here. They fell a LONG way. 🙂

Yosemite Week (thewildlifejournal.wordpress.com)
The Two Keys to having a Great Trip to Yosemite. (highercallingphotography.wordpress.com)
Noah on Yosemite (skprosser.wordpress.com)

Clover, Hill, Oak

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013Posted in UncategorizedLeave a comment

Clover, Hill, Oak, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

Here’s another photograph I took while out in the countryside with Rainey and Rene. The clover tinting the hills with pink is lovely this year.

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