Nature, environment, and a little philosophy
Last winter, after eight rainless years, California's drought finally ended. In San Diego, it rained what felt like every week, for several months. The hills flushed green then orange with poppies, the desert bloomed, the reservoirs refilled, the rivers flowed. We learnt that there were waterfalls in the mountains. In early March, in an extraordinary …
Every time I visit Joshua Tree seems like the last time I'll photograph it - for how many ways can there be to frame a yucca? Yet each season brings new colour and weather to the desert. In December, the buckwheat had turned a vivid burgundy, and it was stormy. Our first evening, we climbed …
After heavy rain in San Diego this week, we hiked to the summit of El Cajon Mountain to catch a glimpse of snow-dusted mountains just one range further east. With the air so clear, we could see north all the way to the towering Mt San Jacinto, and south-west to the Islas Coronado off the …
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September 2019 - Autumn gold in the Eastern Sierras, a snow white Desolation Wilderness, the cerulean feathers of a jay, the cobalt lake. Wildfolk in order of appearance: Canada geese (Branta canadensis) , a well-nourished golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis), a Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), a red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), a mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli), …
Spring 2019 - A day trip to Anza Borrego.
October 2019 - Discovering the undeveloped beaches of Mexico half a day's drive and a handful of taco shops south of San Diego. For me, looking for rare plants is one of the most exciting aspects of traveling in Baja California. In the last photo in this gallery, I stand among critically endangered Shaw's agave …
Stars, like salt. 