Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category
September 30, 2007 – Monte Bello Open Space
September 24, 2007 – Spider Web
37°18’54.54″N 122°11’16.90″W
Taken at 9am this morning as the sun was just coming over the hills up on Russian Ridge. There were dozens of dew glistening webs like this by the parking lot. The spider in the middle is almost 2″ in diameter.
I tried to get some great macro shots, but without a tripod I couldn’t hold still enough – in fact even this shot is shaky. I’ll head up there more prepared on another morning.
September 20, 2007 – Water Drop
September 19, 2007 – Bones
37°16’34.55″N 122° 9’7.03″W
I came across this coyote carcass on my mountain bike ride this morning, once again in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The spine was right on the property line of the Jikoji Zen Temple and Retreat Center. Despite their peaceful name, I’m not messing with those guys.
I didn’t know what kind of animal it was when I was up there, but the spine was almost 3 feet long from the hipbone (left) to where the skull would attach (right), so clearly a large animal. The thin ribcage and tall dorsal bones made it easy to identify online.