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Sunday’s Sunrise 1

March 12, 2023Posted in Carson Valley, Eastern Sierras, Landscape Photography, PhotographyTagged Carson Valley, Clouds, Cottonwoods, Eastern Sierra, Fence, Flood Plain, Flooding, From my Patio, Lakeside View, Red-tailed Hawk, Reflections, Sagebrush, Snow capped mountains, Sunrise51 Comments

4 days ago this was all covered in snow, but with snow last week followed by days of rain we now have a lakeside view!

We have more rain in the forecast so I imagine this will get more water this week. We’re about 15 ft above this so hopefully we’ll be alright.

There has been some flooding around the valley already. Fingers crossed it doesn’t get really bad. The county has sandbag stations set up across the valley for anyone who wants to get sandbags. The only requirement…bring your own shovel.

I hope you all stay safe, warm, and dry!

Nikon D810| Nikkor 80-200mm| PS CC 24.2.1

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Wordless Weds. Sunrise Storm Clouds

February 22, 2023Posted in Carson Spur, Carson Valley, Clouds, Landscape Photography, SunriseTagged Alpine Glow, Carson Spur, Carson Valley, Clouds, Cottonwoods, From my Patio, Job's Peak, Nikon, Sagebrush47 Comments

Nikon D810| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 100mm| PS CC 24.1.1

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Whatever Weds. First Snow of the Season!

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022Posted in Carson Spur, Carson Valley, Nature, NevadaTagged Carson Spur, Clouds, djtriviasn, First Snow of the Season, Nikon D810, Olive Trees, Pink, Sagebrush, Snow, Sunrise, Whatever Wednesday46 Comments

It snowed in the valley and mountains yesterday evening then it rained, then it rained and snowed at the same time. That was weird. What’s that phenomenon called when it does that? Big, fat chucky snowflakes coming down while it was raining. I’d never seen anything like it before.

I woke up hoping the sunrise would be pretty and there would be snow on the valley floor, alas no snow on the valley floor and barely any on the lower PineNut Mountains, but the Carson Range and Eastern Sierras are gorgeous this morning.

It was 28 degrees F when I stepped outside to make this image, and there’s a better than 50% chance of more snow this morning. I am hoping we get a little more today but, not tonight. He-Man and I have been meeting friends off and on for over a month on Weds. nights to play trivia at a local grill/bar. We’re having a lot of fun playing. We came in 4th on our first night of playing and have made it to the leader board every time since but we’ve not yet made it to the top 3. We’re team “The Silver Foxes”.

I need to scoot and look for the clues to tonight’s questions. I hope your week is going well, and you all have a lovely Wednesday!

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm| PS CC 24.0.0

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Wordless Weds. A Crisp and Chilly Morning

October 26, 2022Posted in Carson Spur, Carson Valley, Nature, Wordless WednesdayTagged Alpine Glow, Carson Spur, Carson Valley, Cottonwood Trees, Dawn, Fall Morning, Fog, Frost, golf course pond, Houses, Reeds, Russian Olive Trees, Sagebrush, Ski Runs, Sunrise, Wordless Wednesday36 Comments

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 16-80mm @80mm| PS CC 24.0.0

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Whatever Weds.- Dawn this Morning

October 20, 2021Posted in Carson Valley, Landscape Photography, Landscapes, NevadaTagged Carson Spur, Clouds, Dawn, Lumix FZ200, Music, Photography, Pinenut Mountains, Rose colored mornings, Sierra Nevada, Steelers Wheel, Stuck in the Middle with You, Whatever Wednesday46 Comments

Pinenuts to the left of me…

Dawn over the Pinenut and Eastern Sierras

Sierras to the right…

Here I am stuck in the middle of you. And, so happy to be here! It’s so hard to keep the smile off my face.

In case you got an earworm from this post I’ve included this song to help you out of it. 😀

Panasonic Lumix FZ200| PS CC 22.5.1

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Whatever Weds. Fall Color in CO +2

October 13, 2021October 12, 2021Posted in Carson Valley, Colorado, Fall Color, PhotographyTagged Aspens, Canadian Geese, Carson Valley, Clouds, Colorado, Fall Color, Fog, Job's Peak, Kenosha Pass, Pine Trees, Reflections, Snow, sunrise color, Willows37 Comments

While in CO. Fall was at peak or past it in the higher elevations and beginning in the lower ones so, after the wedding we began our vacation. First up we headed to Kenosha Pass to see the fall colors.

Fast forward…we came home to a cold snap. It was pretty chilly and windy all week-end; it rained a bit in the valley and snowed in the mountains, but on Monday things really got chilly and it rained, hailed and snowed a little, and yesterday I woke up to 23 degrees (-5c) and the clouds had lifted a bit on the mountains so I could see the snow on them.

Lucky me, a flock of Canadian Geese flew by and I got the tail-end of them in this frame. They’re heading Northeast somewhere.

I’m trying a new theme for the blog to see if my images look better than in the previous theme. I think it’s better. What do you think?

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 16-80mm & 100-400mm| iPhone 7 Plus| PS CC 22..5.1

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Whatever Weds. 4 Points

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020Posted in Carson Valley, Nevada, Photography, Whatever Wednesday, Wildlife PhotographyTagged Buck, Doe, Fence, Mule Deer, Nikon, Photography, Pine Trees, Snow, Whatever Wednesday, Wildlife52 Comments

A girlfriend and I got up early after a snowstorm in January for a sunrise photography outing and then we headed to a birding location when we came across this guy along the way.

Did you know that one the west coast it’s common to only count the points on one side of the antlers, and on Mule Deer like these you don’t count the brow tines- the ones coming above the brow?

On the east coast they count all the points. Who knew? I’ve gone with the west coast rule of thought and counted only one side. 😀

4 Point Buck

There were quite a few Doe’s too. Here’s one.

Doe Mule Deer

I hope you are having a lovely week. We’re halfway to the week-end! Let’s make a point of making it a good one! 😋

Nikon D810| Nikkor 200-500mm| PS CC 21.0.3

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