Monthly Archives: November 2013

Sacramento Vegetable Garden blogger Bill Bird

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Skip@RR

Added a new link to vegetable garden blogger Bill Bird’s excellent Sacramento Vegetable Gardening blog. Although not exactly a Redding resource, I imagine Sacramento vegetable gardeners face many of the same challenges as we do. His posts are written in … Continue reading →

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Some Victorian and other interesting homes in Yreka California

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Skip@RR

Below are a few photos I recently captured in Yreka California. Lovely buildings remain from Yreka’s golden era, including Victorian, Neo Classical, Edwardian, and Craftsman styles of architecture. Yreka is a small town located about an hour and a half … Continue reading →

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Mt Shasta so real it looks fake

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Skip@RR

One of those images of northstate beauty that almost looks faked. Too gorgeous to be real. Click to slightly enlarge. Shastina and Mt Shasta from Siskiyou County, not quite an hour from Redding. She could sure use some more snow … Continue reading →

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Crazy Lady Ranch

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Skip@RR

Took this picture out south of Anderson while showing property yesterday. Click to expand slightly. Which begs the question, what other kind is there? 😉

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A bit of Fall color

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Skip@RR

I took these images in Trinity County yesterday, on a work related journey into the mountains northwest of Redding. Above, the Stuart Fork of the Trinity River. You can usually find some spots of riotous color in the Northstate. But … Continue reading →

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Greenish bird with red topknot comes knocking

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Skip@RR

I don’t know what kind of bird this is, but it really seems to want to come inside the house. The red topknot folds down into a red spot when not in use. Persistent bird has been tapping on the … Continue reading →

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