Posts tagged as:

berkeley

Showdown at Berkeley Marina

February 24, 2010 Cats & Dogs

“This country ain’t big enough for the two of us. So I’m giving you ’til sundown to get out of town.” ~ The Virginian

[read the full post ...]

The Great Newt Commute

February 8, 2010 Amphibians

The Great Newt Commute is what happens on the way to the Great Newt Party. From the first winter rains through early spring, California Newts migrate from their summer homes to their winter breeding grounds — to ponds and streams where they mate and lay eggs before trundling back up the hills and into burrows [...]

[read the full post ...]

Spe r’s

January 29, 2010 East Bay

We used to live down the road from a lightbulb store called “Lightbulbs Unlimited.” In Los Angeles. The shop had an illuminated sign. Naturally, of course . . . it was a lightbulb store. But for seven years, the shopkeepers never replaced the dead bulbs in their sign. So for the entire time we lived [...]

[read the full post ...]

Thanksgiving Tribute to Berkeley’s Turkeys

November 26, 2009 Holidays

Photo collage of wild turkeys in Berkeley. The photos were taken in the Berkeley hills and in Tilden Park.

[read the full post ...]

Where Old Docks Go to Die

October 11, 2009 East Bay

Old docks smell, this much I can tell you. You’ll catch a whiff of decomposing mussels and sea greens long before you ever see the old boards stacked, as these particular boards were, in the parking lot of the Berkeley Marina. The Marina is renovating — replacing the old A-B-C docks with improved versions. And [...]

[read the full post ...]

An American Bullfrog in Berkeley

July 14, 2009 Amphibians

I don’t usually ignore visual anomalies. They bring me to interesting things. On this Berkeley day, something seemed out of place — that nagging oddity in my periphery. I turned and looked closer in the mud. Sure enough, there was an unusual outline in the creek bed. As quickly as I noticed the frog, it [...]

[read the full post ...]

Homage to Cesar Chavez in Berkeley

February 24, 2009 East Bay

** Photo usage and restrictions If you venture into the off-leash area atop the hills of Cesar Chavez Park in the Berkeley Marina, you’ll come upon a place of remembrance along with a worshipful look north, south, east and west. The solar calendar built on this site pays homage to Cesar Chavez, his legacy commemorated [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
[read the full post ...]