Permanent. The common notion is “practice makes perfect” but I’m not sure that that is correct. I came across this phrase when I went to visit Aikijuku dojo in Overland Park, Kansas in the summer of 2017 for their grand opening. Sensei Neil Segal, the dojo cho held a 3 day seminar and invited senseis…
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2-11-2018 – Austin Creek Road, Cazadero highway, Austin Creek
Today we took a walk down our street, then to Cazadero highway and found a short path to the creek. Everyday I drive or walk down the road, I see lush, green forest all around. Often times, when my fiance and I take these short walks, one of us will say, “I can’t believe we…
2-2-2018 – Fort Ross Road
For the second leg of our photo adventure we drove west on Fort Ross Road. There are some breathtaking spots along the way to Highway 1. We followed the road all the way to Fort Ross, and then headed back home by way of Jenner, Duncan’s Mils and finally Cazadero Highway. We found the Black…
2-2-2018 – St Coleman’s Church, Cazadero
I took the day off work and took my partner on a photo expedition today. St Coleman’s Church was our first stop. When weather permits, St Coleman’s Church celebrates Catholic mass in an outside cathedral. The church is tucked away behind a fence right next to the Cazadero Highway. It sits nestled in a redwood…
1-25-2018 – Aikido of Sebastopol
I’m taking a slight detour from my normal bout of nature photos. Aikido is an important part of my life but since I moved it is hard to get to Petaluma during the weekdays. So on Thursdays, I attend class at Takemusu Aikido of Sebastopol. I was anxious to try the L16 out in indoor…
1-21-2018 – Cazadero, and all the Little Things
On Saturday I ventured out with my Light L16. The morning was cold, the sun was out and there was spectacular fog on the Russian River. There’s a spot I like to stop at and it looked just as I’d thought it would: Blue sky, green forest, white layers of fog on top of the…
1-15-2018 – Coleman Valley Road, Elephant Rock, Duncan’s Cove Beach
On Monday I had some time to take a drive out to the coast, come down through Coleman Valley Road and then out to Elephant Rock near Dillan Beach. Hard to shoot in mid day but there were some great finds, in particular, the abandoned car that was in the process of being reclaimed by…
1-6-2018 – Fern Falls on Austin Creek Road, Cazadero
I’m finding that the earlier I leave Saturday mornings, the more time I have to take in the breathtaking beauty as I drive along the road to my weekend destinations. It’s rained the last couple of days and this has allowed the water to flow a little more in Cazadero. Down the street from where…
12-31-2017 – On my deck, Cazadero
It’s New Years Eve. My partner calls out to me to look at the moon. It’s a beautiful night in Cazadero on this last day before 2018. Being here with her, having the moon rise to say good bye to this year, I can’t think of a better way to spend the new year. And…
12-30-2017 – Cotati, Occidental, Monte Rio, Austin Creek Road
Saturdays I attend an Aikido school in Petaluma. To get there I wind through Occidental, then down Valley Ford Rd into town. Coming down 116 just before Monte Rio, there was amazing fog that I stoppe for. On the Bohemian Highway, there was some beautiful light at one stretch that I was happy to find….
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