The #GreatBlueHeron who haunts the shore of the pond flew over my head the other day, squawking to get my attention. I whipped my phone out and snapped off a shot when he was maybe 100 feet away. It's the little dot right in the middle. 😕
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Orchard, Morning Fog. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.
Morning fog begins to form about a Central Valley orchard.
While I think this may be just about the last photograph to emerge from this season’s trips to photograph migratory birds, there’s always a chance that I’ll return to the file archive and find another. During this early March trip to California’s Central Valley the birds were more widely dispersed than usual, and I found myself looking for other subjects late in the morning. That took me to nearby agricultural country and the Valley’s immense orchards. ...continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/04/03/orchard-morning-fog
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Orchard in Bloom, Country Road. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.
A narrow country road runs past a Central Valley orchard in bloom.
In general, most people don’t think of the Central Valley as the scenic highlight of California. I suppose that makes sense in a state that includes redwood forests, the Sierra Nevada, the beautiful desolation of deserts, the...continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/11/orchard-in-bloom-country-road
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Apricots reporting for duty. 100 years ago, this area was the largest fruit-producing region in the country. Now we're known for Apples rather than apricots. #Photography #Apricot #Orchard #LosAltosHills #CA #SiliconValley #ValleyOfHeartsDelight
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Groundskeepers at work in an apricot orchard. #Photography #Deer #Apricot #Orchard #LosAltosHills #CA
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Hi, y'all, 47 years #organic #garden #farmer, dozens of soil types; #permaculture 44 yrs; #woodlot #ponds #orchard #flowers! #EarthRepair #editor #webwork
I like to boost (and maybe publish) good stories and photos about the evolution of good, green, abundant, and positive outcomes in relocalized food production for personal, family, neighborhood, town, and/or region, as well as the challenges arising from such efforts in the face of growing climate crisis.
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#homesteading views in the Sierra Nevada #goldcountry. In the foreground is heritage #orchard planted in the 1880s. Amazingly abundant after decades of CA drought. Keskidee Farm.
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So, an introduction. On the editorial guild of #Permaculture #Design Magazine since 1998, web manager. 50 years organic #Gardening, 40 yrs in Permaculture as practitioner, teacher, designer. #Homestead in MI. #Orchard & #woodlot manager. Low-energy home w/ #solar. #Agroforestry, #aquaponics, #naturalbuilding, #TreePropagation #politics, #ScienceFiction, #books, #movies, and more.
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