Saturday was dreary in the valley, but Sunday was aptly named, as the sun exposed the mountains above Cottonwood, gleaming in snowy dress. This is looking northwest, toward Igo.
Cottonwood California is a few miles south of Redding. It’s a loosely defined large region of rural properties along Cottonwood Creek and the Sacramento River. There is a charming old western town near the railroad, and a modern gated community along the river. An altogether lovely place.
A Bridge Bay sunset
A few images from yesterday evening at nearby Bridge Bay. Another lovely January day in Shasta County.
Beauty is commonplace around here in January. It’s ReallyRedding.
Stormy Saturday images
A couple of shots from a few minutes ago in Redding. An excellent rainy day.
Makes you want to head up to the Ski Park.
Rainy days. They’re ReallyRedding.
Getting high at Highland Park -images
High on a lift known as a cherry picker, that is. I went up yesterday to take some photos and video of the beautiful new subdivision under construction by Palomar Builders in Redding. It was a spectacular day, and the view from the lift was gorgeous. It’s really fun to see this spectacular new neighborhood under construction, and imagine it as a built out neighborhood of energy efficient homes. Especially nice too, to see many people hard at work, employed at things getting done. Many thanks to Tom Papac and Jeb Allen of Palomar for inviting me out for the unparalleled bird’s eye view. Click on the first image to see our new slideshow.
Sunny December days in our glorious valley town. It’s ReallyRedding.
Turtle Bay to Hilltop River Trail sunset images
Here are a few images taken as we enjoyed a recent stroll on the newest segment of the River Trail across the Sacramento River on the new Highway 44 pedestrian (and auto) bridge. Then it’s back across the Sundial Bridge as it switches to Moondial Mode. Nice.
It seems like we now have a paved river trail that stretches from Shasta Dam to the Mt Shasta Mall and beyond. It’s your all day pass to the Northstate’s Magic Kingdom, and admission is priceless.
Free scenery, it’s ReallyRedding.
A few Redding area Fall color images
New music piece inspired by a photo
Swaddled by SkipMurphy Somebody plopped this little human in front of me while I was at work in the office. I don’t know who it is. Not thinking much about it, I took a picture with my iPhone. Later, seeing the image inspired me to try and capture the musical feelings I got from looking at the image. Like some art, I’m not sure I got what I wanted. So this remains a musical sketch. But art can be surprising. Perhaps like this baby:
It will grow on me over time.
It may not be finished. Whatever finished means.
A Praying Mantis
Spotted this critter meditating under the porch light this morning.
An eye-catching line from the Wikipedia entry on Mantis behavior: “The reason for sexual cannibalism has been debated.” Really? Apparently, I missed those debates. I wonder how they went, and who argued the pro-cannibalism side?
Bugs meditating. It’s ReallyRedding.
Catch and release
Among the memories of my youth, I very fondly recall catching lizards. Their reptilian stares, their colorful and varied skins of beady armor. Although I no longer wield the hand-eye speed I possessed in those magical days of jars and cigar box terrariums, It seems I can still catch an occasional lizard. And still let it go.
This critter is more serpent like.
He or she fades in among the local colors. Adios.
Catch and release lizards. They’re ReallyRedding.
Redding immortalized on GoogleMap streetview
I was searching Google for Vintner’s Cellar phone number when I saw something unusual on the screen. My car.
Apparently I was parked across the street on Placer when the Google Street View camera vehicle came by. If you search 1510 Placer Street and zoom in to street view, you’ll see it too. It’s a fluke to have been there, and even more of a fluke to have noticed it online. I’m trying to remember why or when I was parked there on a cloudy day, but coming up blank.
Interesting to consider the great human slice of life captured by Google with what must be the enormous streetview file of photos. Scrolling around our town in streetview is interesting for a while, but at least in Redding, I can wander around all I want offline. But for you out-of-towners interested in our fair city, come on in to Google’s Redding and scroll around a bit in zip code 96001. You may like what you see.
