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Trailing by the Brook

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My backyard and beyond 🌼 Capturing the beauty I find, exploring my home in Mendocino County, and greater Northern California, USA 🌲💙🌈 Support Local

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Mar 28

Another pic of these beautiful cherry plum blossoms 🍒 #spring #bloomscroll #flowers #cherryblossoms #northerncalifornia #mendocinocounty
#timelinecleanse

Pretty pink cherry plum blossoms set against a backdrop of blue sky and redwood trees

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San Francisco Public Works @sfpublicworks.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you’re interested in becoming a Sunset Boulevard park steward or joining California Native Plant Society’s monthly garden cleanups along the greenbelt, please email [email protected].

To learn more about the upcoming Aug. 17 workday, please click here: www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco...

Greening Day at Sunset Blvd Gardens (37th Ave and Santiago) · SF Public Works

We need your help keeping our native gardens beautiful and free of weeds. Our goal is to build habitat and promote biodiversity with local native plants, which will support local pollinators and wildl...

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Aug 15

Gorgeous 😍🏵️💚

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Aug 9

UC Davis saved my life.

The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. bit.ly/standuc

Graphic shows a woman with long, dark windswept hair facing us, eyes looking up and to our right. She is wearing blue and appears to be standing in front of some blurred green bushes. There is bold white text overlayed at bottom, reading STAND UP FOR UC.

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catgrl57.bsky.social @catgrl57.bsky.social · Jul 31

I feel like a million dahlias

#dahlias #gardenbythesea #mendocino

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CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA @fionamacpa.bsky.social · Jul 31

Lesson of the day: for residential food composting programs, it’s okay to put food wastes in a paper bag in the Green Bin but do NOT put food waste in any plastic bags (even it it says “compostable”) Best to put food wastes directly into the Bin w/o any bags. ♻️

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 31

Spotted during a drive through San Francisco 👀 I had no idea what these were, other than pretty yellow flowers, until I used Google Lens and Wikipedia 🙀 Brugmansia, aka Angel's Trumpet #flowerreport #bloomscroll #flowers #nature #sanfrancisco #california

A picture taken from the passenger seat of a car stopped at a light in San Francisco, California. At bottom, we see a shred of road and a curb. Growing up from the dirt between the curb and the sidewalk is a smallish tree with a small, yellowish green bush next to it on our left. Behind that, we can see parts of two modest homes with small, neatly trimmed lawns and manicured shrubs. The real star of the shot is hiding at dead center in front of the pale green house on our left, obscured by aforementioned tree by the road. A quick zoom reveals gorgeous yellow Angel's Trumpet blooms. To our right of the Brugmansia plant is a walkway between the homes. The sky above is mostly a smooth light gray/white mass of clouds, with just a peek at the blue sky beyond at top left

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 30

More from my game of car photography roulette yesterday. There were so many beautiful homes on this street that I would have loved to take pictures of. Happy to have gotten this one ☺️💙 #sanfrancisco #bayarea #california #beautifulhomes #roadtrip #travelmore #travel

A 2 level home on a busy street in San Francisco. The narrow driveway leads directly to a recessed garage door at the center of the home. On the left an exterior staircase leads to the 2nd floor. There is an archway about 4 steps up, with a beautiful wrought iron security screen. The 2nd floor of the facade features a small balcony with an oblong archway lined with glass paned doors and windows. The front of the home is a pleasant yellowish cream color with a sort of rusty burgundy colored trim on the garage, balcony fence, and trim on the balcony. There is an orange traffic/safety cone between the opening that leads to the garage and the exterior staircase, and some green plants are growing in front of the house to our right of the garage recess. The blue sky above is obscured by fluffy white clouds. We can also see part of a dusty rose colored home on our right, and a dark sky blue home on our left

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 29

That's so cool 💚

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 29

Played car photography roulette today as a passenger on a road trip to the Bay Area 💛 My phone camera doesn't like motion of any kind, so I could only capture scenes when stopped at a light 😂 #bayarea #sanfrancisco #roadtrip #california #travel

Snapshot of "Meeting Place of The Church in San Francisco" and surrounding trees while stopped at a red light on a road trip. I thought the shape of the facade was interesting with it's protruding 2nd floor windows, and I really loved the group of trees on the right. There is a bus stop, complete with a sheltered bench in front of the light gray building, and we can see the road between my car and sidewalk, as well as part of a narrow, plain dirt median. The back of a black SUV blocks the bottom right corner of the building. There is a tree on our left of the building, the back of another car, and a green awning on the left side of the building. Part of the interior of my car on the driver's side appears at our bottom left. The sky above the building is a lovely blue with a fluffy white cloud floating by

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 27

So pretty 😍💚

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 27

So picturesque 💛

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 27

Absolutely gorgeous 😍 Love the color of the water in particular

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 27

Little squash blossom buds 💚 #squashsunday #summersquash #Summer #summergarden #gardening #growyourownfood #willits #northerncalifornia #zone9

Several buds forming on a small yellow summer squash plant. Dappled sunlight shines through the tall trees above, illuminating the tiny hairs on the stalks and buds. We can also see duff covered dirt and a cement wall in the background

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 26

I took this #forestfriday photo while standing in my front yard. So grateful to live in such a beautiful place ☺️💚🌲🌿 #forest #forestbathing #myfrontyard #lifeinaforest #trees #getoutside #willits #brooktrails #california #pnw

View of part of a front yard with a wood picnic bench and metal gazebo frame. Across the street, a utility pole and many tall trees Rose from the ground. The sky is clear and blue

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 24

#california #foodnews #mendocinocounty #pnw #farming #fruit

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Screenshot of picture from Facebook post by California Farm Bureau. Worker on tractor is hauling bins full of green pears through an orchard. Text at bottom reads: Del Monte troubles shake up pear season

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The Mendocino Voice @mendovoice.bsky.social · Jul 18

📸: Photographers of all experience levels are invited to submit their captures of California’s state parks for the California State Parks Foundation Photo Contest.

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Photo contest invites Mendocino County photographers to showcase state parks • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA

Sponsored by the California State Parks Foundation, the contest is free to enter and open to photographers of all skill levels.

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 22

Gorgeous 😍

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Rep. Jared Huffman @rephuffman.bsky.social · Jul 22

For years, the federal government has failed to keep up with the changing pace of our economy, and the cannabis industry has suffered the consequences. My bill would help protect our local farmers, producers, and small businesses up and down the North Coast.

Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Protect Small Farmers and Producers | U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman

The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Jared Huffman

huffman.house.gov

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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 22

Lovely leaves and lily buds 💚🌿 #nature #shadow #flowerbuds #willits #california #mendocinocounty

Stalk of a lily plant with lance shaped leaves stretches out over concrete from a dirt planter corner covered with duff. Long dark pink and white buds extend from it's tip. Casting a shadow down onto the sunny part of the concrete. Shade forms a hard line between dark and light concrete, lighting a triangle of the photo from bottom right corner to middle left, leaving the lily stalk untouched by darkness

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 20

Close up on one of the Peruvian Lilies growing in my pool area ☺️💚 #flowers #lilies #flowerreport #willits #naturephotography #pnw

Close up picture of a trio of Peruvian Lilies, focused on one that is fully open and facing the camera. Hues of pink and yellow blending together beautiful, plus deep reddish brown markings on the inner petals pointing inward like arrows for pollinators. Background consists of green linear leaves of the plant, a fence, blue sky, and part of a tall tree

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 16

Mystery volunteer plant in my backyard 🧐🌱 #willits #plants #gardening #california

Green plant start with velvety looking ovate shaped leaves growing up from duff and twig covered dirt. We can also see some lighter green plants growing in the background, a broken portion of a fallen yellow leaf at bottom left, and a bit of black plastic tube across the bottom right corner

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 14

I have never seen a butterfly that color before 👀 How lovely 😻💚

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 14

Part of this is fueled by the sort of ableism that assumes someone is "able-bodied" bc they don't see anything wrong with their physical body. They choose not to see mental health conditions as disabling and they choose to say those w/ invisible or undiagnosed conditions are faking 🤬

Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Jul 14

Pretty dilute calico cat licking her chops after having nibbled some kibble off the cement ground, then walking away. Background is a yard full of dandelions and forest across the street #willits