As every year in Yolo County, June/July is the season of blooming Sunflowers. Got a bit more on top of it this year than last in terms of getting shots while they're still fresh; hoping to get more soon.
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This afternoon I put a rain jacket on my camera (and myself), and headed out to photograph some of the intense flooding around Davis as a result of yet another intense atmospheric river event. Really I barely scratched the surface and am hoping to have time tomorrow to head out again. Chiles Road at the I-80 underpass near the Yolo Bypass floods under a deluge of rain from an atmospheric river. A portion of the hillside, at right, was covered prior to the onset of the latest storm due to landslide risks. Chiles Road at I-80 near the Yolo Bypass floods under a deluge of rain from an atmospheric river. Agriculture fields flood near the Yolo Bypass under a deluge of rain from an atmospheric river. Water pools in a field south of Putah Creek off Old Davis Road under a deluge of rain from an atmospheric river. A picnic bench on the upper banks of Putah Creek at Old Davis Road sits in a pool of water as a deluge of rain from an atmospheric river floods rural areas. Putah Creek at Old Davis Road floods under a deluge of rain from an atmospheric river.
This last Wednesday I popped over to the Yolo Bypass to get some more shots before the next storm systems moved in. I don't think I was the only one with this idea since its was busy with foot traffic and active wildlife; got some beautiful shots though. It's so peaceful when the water is still.
I have been continuing the arduous task of sorting and organizing my photo archive, a 2TB+ task, and came across a few old favorites from between 2007 to 2011--the years I just finished organizing. Enjoy!
On Halloween, my sister and I went to Bobby Dazzler's pumpkin patch off highway 113 in Woodland to pick pumpkins; and to take photos, of course. As if in opposition to our trip there on Halloween last year (which was sunny and warm), it was overcast, rainy, and a bit windy, but made for some great moody shots.
Fall is finally showing itself in full swing here in Davis! While I miss the more dramatic season change of New England, this afternoon's raindrop-covered leaves weren't too shabby.
I've been continuing to play with my new tele-macro lens this week. Today's subject: carpenter bees pollinating the bizarre yet beautiful passion flowers growing over the backyard fence. I'm all a-buzz about it.
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