Tag Archives: Redding

Old Thyme Bed and Breakfast of Redding

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Skip@RR

Edit 2019. This place is closed and the owners moved to Jacksonville Oregon. Here is one of our well loved B&Bs, Old Thyme of Redding. They posted a video to offer guests some idea of what delights they may expect. … Continue reading →

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Northstate photographer David Gendron

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Skip@RR

David Gendron lives and shoots in our far Northern California region. His images often range from surreal to abstract and beyond. Provocative, and evocative. Visions well worth our view. Click on any of the thumbnails here to go to his … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Redding 2015

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Skip@RR

We attended this annual fundraising event put on by the Redding West Rotary Club. A good time was had by all. Can’t wait for next year to do it again! Thanks to all the musicians, vendors, and volunteers for a … Continue reading →

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Family baseball fun with Redding’s Colt 45s

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Skip@RR

Baseball season in Redding has begun again. If you are a fan of this sport, you will already know that. Our family loves playing and watching baseball so we’re all very excited about the new season. I’ve always been a … Continue reading →

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Wayne and Ferguson captivate Redding

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Skip@RR

Ran into Wayne and his Panther Chameleon at Turtle Bay today, getting coffee. Wayne got the coffee, not Ferguson. Wherever they go, people are curious and transfixed by Ferguson. Click to slightly enlarge image. He’s gorgeous! Grandson is not sure … Continue reading →

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New video about the Diestelhorst Bridge in Redding

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Skip@RR

Shasta historian Dottie Smith alerted me to this new video on YouTube about one of my favorite bridges in Redding, the Diestelhorst. Here’s an image I captured in 2012, prior to the restoration work now completed.

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The drought is real, but not all California is built in a desert

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Skip@RR

These images were taken today. A light dusting of snow in April on Castle Crags. April showers bring May flowers in Really Redding.

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Take 10, and do it again -reading to our kids.

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Skip@RR

In Redding we promote reading to children by occasionally having local celebrities read aloud to small children. Here we see my grandson attending the Redding Library yesterday where Jefferson Public Radio host Valerie Ing Tomkins reads. Thanks Valerie! Despite the … Continue reading →

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Thank you Redding Fire Department

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Skip@RR

I just happened upon these good people training about fire stuff, so you know, they can be all like READY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. I just want to say thanks, in advance. I haven’t ever yet needed your … Continue reading →

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A balmy Winter day in Redding

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Skip@RR

Gorgeous day in Shasta County! Throw open the windows. We get some hot Summer days here, but our spectacular Winter days make up for it.

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