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Created 23-Nov-11
Helen and I have lived in Portola Valley Ranch since 1977. These images date from 2002, the early days of my digital photography, though most are from the last few years.
Portola Valley Ranch, in Portola Valley, California, is a 400-acre housing development: <http://www.pvranch.org/home.htm>. Our 200 homes are built on half of this land, surrounded by undeveloped land and woodland trails. The other half of the land is completely undeveloped, except for a set of walking and riding trails open to the public. The trails of PVR connect to a more extensive trail system in Portola Valley -- Windy Hill Open Space to the west, and Los Trancos Trail/Blue Oaks/Black Oak Trail to the south and east.
On our morning walks, Helen and I visit these trails. I often carry a camera.
Portola Valley Select
Galleries 7
Collections 1
Modified 15-Jan-24
115 photos
Book -- One Morning at the Frog Pond
Visitors 564
46 photos
Created 30-Apr-20
Modified 30-Apr-20
Wildflower Talks
Galleries 20
Modified 9-May-21
484 photos
Coal Mine Ridge Nature Preserve of PVR
Galleries 62
Modified 27-Aug-23
1984 photos
2009-2020 Coyote Encounters
Collections 1
Modified 30-Apr-20
0 photos
Kite over the Frog Pond
Galleries 2
Modified 30-Apr-20
37 photos
Snow on Windy Hill: History
Visitors 74
7 photos
Created 25-Feb-23
Modified 25-Feb-23
3/17-23/2024 Black Oak Trail in Sunshine and Rain – Lilies and More
Visitors 75
41 photos
Created 24-Mar-24
Modified 24-Mar-24
3/2/2024 Hail, Yes – and a Story about Bucks and Bikers
Visitors 135
11 photos
Created 2-Mar-24
Modified 2-Mar-24
2/24/2024 Male Anna’s Hummingbird Shows his Colors
Visitors 39
10 photos
Created 28-Feb-24
Modified 28-Feb-24
2/20/2024 Great Blue Heron visits Overflowing Frog Pond -- and More
Visitors 138
21 photos
Created 25-Feb-24
Modified 25-Feb-24
1/14/2024 Morning at the Frog Pond
Visitors 146
8 photos
Created 16-Jan-24
Modified 16-Jan-24
1/10/2024 Frog Pond with Rainbow
Visitors 45
2 photos
Created 28-Feb-24
Modified 28-Feb-24
December 2023: Gentle Rains bring Rainbows, Mushrooms, and Mallards
Visitors 83
22 photos
Created 19-Jan-24
Modified 19-Jan-24
12/12/2023 Lifting Mist, Posing Birds
Visitors 72
11 photos
Created 13-Dec-23
Modified 13-Dec-23
12/6/2023 Rainbow over Frog Pond (Once More)
Visitors 118
18 photos
Created 9-Dec-23
Modified 9-Dec-23
10/31/2023 Halloween Froggies
Visitors 8
7 photos
Created 31-Oct-23
Modified 31-Oct-23
10/21-23/2023 Atmosphere
Visitors 42
28 photos
Created 26-Oct-23
Modified 26-Oct-23
11/6/2023 Good Morning World!
Visitors 67
3 photos
Created 6-Nov-23
Modified 6-Nov-23
10/14/2023 Eclipse from Portola Valley
Visitors 22
1 photos
Created 15-Oct-23
Modified 15-Oct-23
9/26/2023 Singing in the Rain
Visitors 107
8 photos
Created 2-Oct-23
Modified 2-Oct-23
9/16-17/2023 Watch-Quail and Watchful Buck
Visitors 0
2 photos
Created 19-Sep-23
Modified 19-Sep-23
8/24/2023 Encounter with Red-shouldered Hawk
Visitors 5
8 photos
Created 28-Aug-23
Modified 28-Aug-23
8/16/2023 Ugly View: Corte Madera School from the Frog Pond
Visitors 10
3 photos
Created 4-Sep-23
Modified 4-Sep-23
8/5/2023 Boulders Dumped in Frog Pond Park from Corte Madera School
Visitors 4
5 photos
Created 5-Aug-23
Modified 5-Aug-23
7/31/2023 School Construction Worker Drives Through the Frog Pond
Visitors 178
6 photos
Created 31-Jul-23
Modified 31-Jul-23
7/20/2023 Sweet Springs Trail: Settling in to Summertime
Visitors 17
42 photos
Created 31-Jul-23
Modified 31-Jul-23
6/21/2023 Soap Plant Blossoms Each Evening
Visitors 79
15 photos
Created 22-Jun-23
Modified 22-Jun-23
6/5/2023 Wildflowers on Sweet Springs Trail: the Second Wave
Visitors 73
40 photos
Created 6-Jun-23
Modified 6-Jun-23
5/4/2023 Photobombed by Jackrabbits: Encounter with: Quail
Visitors 148
19 photos
Created 5-May-23
Modified 5-May-23
4/30/2023 Columbine on Sweet Springs Trail
Visitors 102
7 photos
Created 2-May-23
Modified 2-May-23
4/6/2023 Cooper's Hawk Devours Prey
Visitors 7
5 photos
Created 24-Apr-23
Modified 24-Apr-23
3/11/2023 Hummingbird Showoff on Windy Hill
Visitors 99
9 photos
Created 14-Mar-23
Modified 14-Mar-23
3/7/2023 Female Anna's Hummingbird Drinks from Blossoms of Hound's Tongue
Visitors 123
8 photos
Created 7-Mar-23
Modified 7-Mar-23
2/25/2023 Anna's Hummingbird Displays His Finery
Visitors 118
5 photos
Created 3-Mar-23
Modified 3-Mar-23
2/25/2023 Anna's Hummingbird in Full Display
Visitors 64
98 photos
Created 4-Mar-23
Modified 4-Mar-23
2/24/2023 Snow on Windy Hill
Visitors 489
24 photos
Created 25-Feb-23
Modified 25-Feb-23
2023 Bluebirds and More with Toyon Berries and More
Visitors 0
73 photos
Created 20-Feb-23
Modified 20-Feb-23
1/12/2023 Birds Come Out Between Rainstorms
Visitors 87
8 photos
Created 16-Jan-23
Modified 16-Jan-23
1/19/2023 After Rain
Visitors 93
8 photos
Created 22-Jan-23
Modified 22-Jan-23
1/4/2023 Western Bluebirds Gather Around Toyon Berries
Visitors 0
1 photos
Created 19-Feb-23
Modified 19-Feb-23
12/20/2022 Leo Gonzalez -- 10 Years at Portola Valley Ranch
Visitors 5
14 photos
Created 20-Dec-22
Modified 20-Dec-22
12/10/2022 Coyote in the Frog Pond in the Rain
Visitors 168
42 photos
Created 11-Dec-22
Modified 11-Dec-22
12/2/2022 Frosty Morning: Eagle Trail to Frog Pond
Visitors 123
21 photos
Created 7-Dec-22
Modified 7-Dec-22
11/19/2022 Coyote Pair Visit Frog Pond
Visitors 238
13 photos
Created 26-Nov-22
Modified 26-Nov-22
12/31/2022-1/2/2023 Corte Madera Creek in Full Flow along Eagle Trail
Visitors 228
21 photos
Created 4-Jan-23
Modified 4-Jan-23
10/30/2022 Oktoberfest at the Ranch
Visitors 11
4 photos
Created 31-Oct-22
Modified 31-Oct-22
10/23/2022 Dancing Crescent Moon
Visitors 46
3 photos
Created 23-Oct-22
Modified 23-Oct-22
11/5/2022 Autumn Feast: Cedar Waxwings Binge on Madrone Berries
Visitors 88
41 photos
Created 19-Feb-23
Modified 19-Feb-23
10/13/2022 Wild Visitors near our Home
Visitors 3
4 photos
Created 14-Oct-22
Modified 14-Oct-22
10/4/2022 Wild Rose
Visitors 23
1 photos
Created 4-Oct-22
Modified 4-Oct-22
9/26-27/2022 Jupiter at Closest Approach
Visitors 22
4 photos
Created 29-Sep-22
Modified 29-Sep-22
9/30/2022 Waning Moon, Mystery Object: Portola Valley Star Party
Visitors 51
11 photos
Created 1-Oct-22
Modified 1-Oct-22
7/23/2022 Dorothy Ford Park to Isola/Creekside Stables along the Alpine Road Scenic Corridor
Visitors 17
36 photos
Created 27-Jul-22
Modified 27-Jul-22
7/10/2022 Heron Scratches an Itch
Visitors 13
1 photos
Created 22-Jul-22
Modified 22-Jul-22
7/9/2022 Great Blue Heron at Dorothy Ford Park
Visitors 42
36 photos
Created 28-Jul-22
Modified 28-Jul-22
2/6/2022 and Earlier: Springtime Awakens from Deep in the Soil
Visitors 47
0 photos
Created 14-Feb-22
Modified 14-Feb-22
12/3-14/2021 Encore: Before and After the Return of the Rain
Visitors 142
39 photos
Created 16-Dec-21
Modified 16-Dec-21
11/14/2021 Banana Slug
Visitors 0
2 photos
Created 15-Nov-21
Modified 15-Nov-21
10/31/2021 Pressing the 2021 PVR Wine
Visitors 16
0 photos
Created 15-Nov-21
Modified 15-Nov-21
10/25/2021 After the Rain
Visitors 150
23 photos
Created 28-Oct-21
Modified 28-Oct-21
10/17-18/2021 Pileated Woodpecker in Portola Valley
Visitors 117
0 photos
Created 24-Oct-21
Modified 24-Oct-21
10/9/2021 Rainbow over the Frog Pond
Visitors 1
1 photos
Created 9-Oct-21
Modified 9-Oct-21
9/22/2021 Moon Hawk
Visitors 70
0 photos
Created 27-Sep-21
Modified 27-Sep-21
9/11/2021 Tarantula in Portola Valley Ranch
Visitors 166
5 photos
Created 28-Sep-21
Modified 28-Sep-21
7/21/2021 Eagle Trail (with Mystery Flowers)
Visitors 79
20 photos
Created 23-Jul-21
Modified 23-Jul-21
6/16/2021 Hayfields Trails
Visitors 92
87 photos
Created 21-Jun-21
Modified 21-Jun-21
6/15/2021 Father Bluebird watches Fledglings -- Crow Lurks Nearby
Visitors 73
17 photos
Created 18-Jun-21
Modified 18-Jun-21
6/10/2021 Threatened Redwood at the Fire Station
Visitors 103
13 photos
Created 12-Jun-21
Modified 12-Jun-21
6/9/2021 Strange Plant in Frog Pond
Visitors 0
1 photos
Created 9-Jun-21
Modified 9-Jun-21
6/4/2021ff Bluebird Feeds Young at Bluebird Box
Visitors 54
35 photos
Created 12-Jun-21
Modified 12-Jun-21
5/26/2021 Eclipsed Blood Moon Sets before Dawn
Visitors 236
11 photos
Created 28-May-21
Modified 28-May-21
5/22/2021 Birds in the Grass
Visitors 125
11 photos
Created 23-May-21
Modified 23-May-21
May 2021: Fawns around Portola Valley Ranch
Visitors 40
2 photos
Created 21-May-21
Modified 21-May-21
5/8/2021 Frog Pond Drama: Great Blue Heron Tries to Swallow a Gopher
Visitors 389
55 photos
Created 15-May-21
Modified 15-May-21
5/8/2021 Fuillers Teasel, French Broom: Exotics at the Frog Pond
Visitors 3
14 photos
Created 15-May-21
Modified 15-May-21
6/28-29/2022 Dorothy Ford Park
Visitors 47
27 photos
Created 6-Jul-22
Modified 6-Jul-22
6/4/2022 Welcome Party for New Residents of PVR
Visitors 10
17 photos
Created 7-Jun-22
Modified 7-Jun-22
5/15/2022 Lunar Eclipse from Portola Valley Ranch
Visitors 6
1 photos
Created 16-May-22
Modified 16-May-22
9/20,28/2022 Down and Up Windy Hill: Birds and Views
Galleries 1
Modified 28-Aug-23
40 photos
2/19/2021 Wet Bluebird, Frog Pond, Rainbow
Visitors 131
9 photos
Created 21-Feb-21
Modified 21-Feb-21
11/1/2020 Bird Behavior near Portola Valley Ranch
Visitors 2
0 photos
Created 3-Nov-20
Modified 3-Nov-20
3/15/2021 Blue Oak Forest: Deer, Lichen, Rainbows
Visitors 70
15 photos
Created 18-Mar-21
Modified 18-Mar-21
3/31/2021 Swarm of Bees and More: Black Oak Trail in Springtime
Modified 2-Apr-21
0 photos
9/15/2020 Fledgling Western Bluebirds Leave the Nest and Take a Bath
Visitors 109
0 photos
Created 27-Sep-20
Modified 27-Sep-20
Sheltering in Place: 2020 in Portola Valley
Visitors 74
44 photos
Created 11-Feb-21
Modified 11-Feb-21
August 2020: From Storm Light to Smoky Vistas
Visitors 196
0 photos
Created 6-Sep-20
Modified 6-Sep-20
3/4/2021 Eagle Trail: Trillium Galore!
Visitors 154
40 photos
Created 7-Mar-21
Modified 7-Mar-21
2/15/2021 Bluebird, Singing in the Rain
Visitors 166
7 photos
Created 19-Feb-21
Modified 19-Feb-21
12/10/2020 and earlier: Valley Oaks in Mader Valley