December 21, 2011

Lagunitas Creek -- familiar territory


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photo by Donald Kinney

It's the middle of December now and most Californians are scratching our collective heads about the general lack of precipitation.



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photo by Donald Kinney

The creek is rather peaceful now, but when the storms finally arrive my beloved Lagunitas is guaranteed to turn into a raging torrent.



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Trees will fall in howling winds. Gravel bars will be swallowed up and rearranged to who knows where. The trail will continue to get narrower in spots--perhaps this will be the year that parts of the trail completely vanish.



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photo by Donald Kinney

And with all this rearranging going on, next year I will probably find new favorite rippled and reflective spots along my beloved Lagunitas.

Lets all say it together--"La-goo-ni'-tas". It means "little lagoons" in Spanish.


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The first two photos illustrate the reason that I introduced myself to Don Kinney. Those two images are suburb! Beautiful work showing off just what is hidden in the Lagunitas .... if one looks for it.

Jan

AphotoAday said...

Thanks JAN BELL, old friend, for the nice comment.

Hilda R.B said...

Like the photos! The header to day is amazing!!!
Wish you a wonderful day!

 
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