September 21, 2014

morning fog, way out behind Petaluma


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photo by Donald Kinney

Petaluma, California, is a great little town; located about 30 miles and a few massive traffic jams north of San Francisco on Highway One-Oh-One. Formerly, Petaluma was known for its chickens--most everyone on the outskirts of town had a chicken coop or two. Roosters crowed insistently and hens cackled excessively. The eggs were fresh! Everyone knew what would be on their plate come Sunday. Oh, there are still chickens--but mostly in horrid looking factory farms way out of town, down tiny and twisty roads that virtually nobody travels on but a few of the local birds.

Warm days and cool nights and a bit of humidity can generate copious amounts of fog. Fog also frequently creeps in from the Pacific Ocean, about 20 miles to the west--"as the crow flies".



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photo by Donald Kinney

This second photo is not new--it was taken in July of 2012 along the Petaluma-to-Point Reyes Road. I am hesitating to show a black and white image [top] in close proximity to a color shot--that is a definite "no-no" for photographers and artists who "follow-the-rules". But I say rules are meant to be broken. Pray for my soul… This bird might be going straight-to-hell.


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