Author Archives: © Phil Wendt

Back to the Forest

Posted on May 20, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

Spring is continuing its surge here along the coast and with it comes the wind.  Luckily the forests provide a calm alternative for hiking on these blustery days.  When we first moved here full time many of the locals would … Continue reading →

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Springtime along Timber Ridge, The Sea Ranch

Posted on May 1, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

After crawling along the ground for my last few posts, I wanted to get out and get back to shooting some more landscapes.  The wind here has been howling pretty well, so I headed to one of my favorite spots … Continue reading →

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Back to Springtime

Posted on April 20, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

Springtime continues its march here along California’s north coast, and we’re starting to see the Camas pop up in the meadows here at Sea Ranch.  The first image shows a nice close up of Camassia quamash var. linearis in the … Continue reading →

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Aging In Place: Back to the Old Homestead

Posted on April 11, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

Back in February I posted a piece on an old house down near Salt Point and it’s “Aging in Place.”   I wanted to return there ever since I set foot in it, especially after some comments I got from my old … Continue reading →

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Trillium Really Do Change Their Color

Posted on April 4, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

After my last post my brother Chris, while mentioning that Trillium was one of his favorite flowers, also reminded me that it also changes its color to pink as it ages.   So I headed back to the forest ridge to … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

I’ve been meaning to post this little slice of springtime’s emergence here on the coast for a week now.  Unfortunately I ventured into the rather untidy business of upgrading my “System” here, and I’m still working out the bugs.  But … Continue reading →

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Last Vestiges of Winter

Posted on March 16, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

About a week ago I went out to look for signs of early spring, as I had already seen some Yellow Eyed Grass blooming in the meadows, as well as some Trillium in the forest.   So I decided to head … Continue reading →

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Bowling Ball Beach Redux

Posted on March 6, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

A few weeks ago my buddy Robert and I took an afternoon and went up to Bowling Ball Beach, a few miles south of Point Arena.  Robert had never been to this beach before and he had really wanted to … Continue reading →

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Aging in Place: that which Remains

Posted on February 25, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

I recently came across an old dilapidated homestead near the Salt Point State Park along CA Highway 1.   I think the Parks’ folks or someone else must have cleared some trees exposing a small grouping of buildings which were part … Continue reading →

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Gualala River Estuary

Posted on February 7, 2013 by © Phil Wendt

It felt great to get out with my camera today after having been down with the flu for a few weeks.  We had rain on and off throughout the day, so when we had a break in the storm I … Continue reading →

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