Angel Clouds, Snowy Mts, Honda Shadow Spirit, Red/Black Mustang, Weaverville 'Main' Street

Hi Everyone,
When I went into Weaver yesterday and then again this morning there were strange and beautiful clouds formations all around us. So when we stopped at Marino's this morning before shopping, I got a couple more good shots and as we came out of Longs I got a couple shots of be really clean Red/Black 1965?? Mustang by 'zooming' in from across the parking lot. I figured that as soon as I put the items in the trunk and circled around heading to Top's Sentry Market for groceries, that I'd take more shots up close, eh!! Nadda!! The Mustang was like GONE!! So as I've learned over and over, get that shot when you see it, because it may not be there a moment later!!! Hope you all enjoy what you see till next 'UPDATE', eh!! ;-)) . . . Later, 'Viper'

Custom Made Bird Houses & Feeders by Gordon Fortin of Weaverville,CA

Hi Everyone,
This is a short one today!! Yesterday, Wednesday the 28th, I was visiting one of our local seniors, Gordon Fortin, that has been telling me for months to stop by and see some of his bird houses, bird feeders, squirrel feeders, etc, that he makes in his spare time. So of course I had my camera in the saddle bags of my bike, YES ... it's warm/dry enough that I'm riding my bike again!! No snow since last Sunday!! Anyway, I took these pictures and now am sharing them with you all, eh!! Enjoy!! 'Viper'

People, GREAT Grandkid, Fresh Snow, Cars, Clouds, Sunsets, etc.

HI Everyone,
Today I have a TON of pictures just uploaded to my Blog & web pages. Now I do NOT expect each one of you to view 100%, but as I told you a couple months ago, I'm now putting ALL of my pictures in one place so you all can pick and choose. This is making it so much easier on me and my time, instead of sending 5-6 emails with different picture links. Now I just put all my pictures in one place and you all can view what seems of interest to you, ok!!

First Slide Show:
This is the short version of the baby shower for Shane & Janelle, that we went to on Saturday the 24th, at Tom & Sherri's (our daughter) home in Redding. Shane is Tom & Sherri's son. This slide show is mostly about the people that were in attendance, eh!!

Second Slide Show:
This group of pictures are more shots of the actual opening of the shower gifts and might be boring to those of you that do not know our family, eh!! But if you do want to check it out, be sure to go towards the end of this group starting with shot number #DSCF3326, because that is where Janelle is opening the Quilt that we made for her, eh!! I tied 160 'ties' on this quilt!! ;-))

Third Slide Show:
This group is of shots I took on our 47 mile drive home of the evening sky as it stated getting darker and darker. If some shots look fuzzy, edited, blurry or just funny, those were the shots that I took thru the dirty windshield. Bugs galore, yep it's spring time in Redding, plus our windshield is pitted from a sand storm, so reflects light badly some times. The more clear shots are because I stopped the car to take outside shots, eh!! Some shots are edited a bit to bring out the coloring as I saw it, some I used my sunglasses in front of the lens, because I was shooting directly into very bright sunlight, even tho we had very dark rain clouds all around, eh!! The last 4 shots are of the mill pond, main street and at the post office, before heading up the hill to home!! By now its almost dark!!

Fourth Slide Show:
Ok, I've saved the BEST for last!! This slide show is of most all of the pictures that grand mother Lourie (our daughter) took of Kalee and her new baby, OUR 1st GREAT Grand Kid, Alycia Annmarie, eh!! ;-)) Again this group is huge with about 180 pictures and probably very boring to everyone else excepting us, but you are welcome to check it out too. ;-))

To check out ALL of these pictures individually AND even more, just CLICK HERE!!

Later, Viper

Cats~Lucy & Ricky, First Day of Spring Blooms, Humming Birds & Sunsets

Hi Everyone,
I've got some good pictures to share with you today!! Check out our lazy Ricky (cat) who gets up on our bed and messes up my pretty Eagle cover till he feels comfortable, eh!! Then look at the great zoom shots I got of one of our Humming Birds and right in the middle of this group is an 'UNKNOWN' brown object way up high in the trees behind our house. I used the full 10x zoom to get this shot and if anyones thinks they know what it might be, please let me know what you think, ok. Then a couple shots of our 2 cats, Lucy and Ricky and some nice sunset pictures too, taken in our front yard area. I even have 2 shots of our 1st Day of Spring!! Kathy my wife or better known as 'Quilty' just finished a new quilt for our 2nd Great-Grand Child and since we took the pictures inside the house, the colors didn't come out as natural as they should be. So just think 'soft pastels' and you'll get the idea, eh!! . . . Later, 'Viper'
To see all the new pictures, click here.
To see the new slide show, click here.

Bike Ride, Snowy Mts, Beautiful Cloud Patterns, Ravens, Salt Water Fish Aquarium & Humming Bird!!

Hi Everyone,
Wednesday the 14th was my normal 'mail run/honey do' day and it was just such a beautiful 'winters' day, that I decided to fire up my bike and ride it instead of taking the car. There was still a lot of damp/wet areas on Oregon Street going down the first 1.5 miles to 'level' ground and also open sunshine and a lot of the cinders/salt the county puts down to help us in the ice and snow. So I did slide a few times going around the curves at only 20 mph. But once I did get down the hill it was dry and sunny and by then my bike was purring just like in the summer, eh!! ;-))

So after getting the mail, doing some banking, etc, I headed my bike out of town to Oregon Mt Summit for the ride and to take some pictures. When I got up to the summit the wind was really blowing the higher cloud cover and I think I got some really great shots. I also included a couple of our mountain peaks that still have a lot of snow on them. We only had 14 inches at our elevation of about 2,800' and some of these mountains are over 5,000', so I'm sure it's a whole lot deeper up there, right!!

I try as always to label my pictures with something descriptive so you can pick and choose some pictures and not have to look at them all, but I've also included them in a slide show too if you'd like to just set back and watch instead of clicking each file name or picture. Your choice again. And the bike ride was GREAT!!! ;-))

Later, 'Viper'

The Trinity Alps, Snowy Peaks, HD Fat Boy & Full Moon Shots!!

Hi Everyone,
We got up to a beautiful sunny 'spring' day this morning, got ready to do our weekly breakfast and shopping, there is NO snow in our driveways now, got in the car ... and the battery was dead!! ;-(( And we were worried about the 14'' of snow stopping us, eh!! So, luckily I have a battery charger, but had to truck thru the snow to my truck to get it, then truck thru more snow to get an extension cord out of the garages, get everything all hooked up and then go back into the house to kill an hour, eh!!
So Kathy had a hot cup of tea and I had a hot cup of coffee because it was only 34º outside and only 62º inside. When I went out an hour later, the engine turned over and started as normal, so we headed into town. When we got to Marino's for breakfast it was after 11:00 am and they were already setting up for the lunch crowd, so the breakfast 'Specials' were over and we missed that. But on the positive side, this is the quiet time before the noon crowd hits, so we had a nice quiet breakfast, eh!!
By the time we got back home, put away the groceries and ate lunch, well, the day was all but over. Because it was now after 3 pm!! But that's what happens when we aren't on schedule, eh!! But I got some good shots of The Trinity Alps, a really nice Harley 'Fat Boy' and then later tonight some good Full Moon shots thru the edge of one of our tall Pine Trees. Hope you enjoy all the pictures and/or slide show, if not my sad story, eh!! ;-))
Later, 'Viper'

Snow, Snow, Snow, Cats, The Trinity Journal Articles, Night Shots

Hi Everyone,
Well, we've had an interesting few days since Saturday the 24th. After about 3 weeks of raining off/on, with a bit of sunshine thrown in here/there, we got up Saturday morning to a skif of snowing. It didn't stop us from doing our normal Saturday breakfast at Marino's and shopping, eh!! But a couple of hours after getting back home the snow started sticking and I started taking pictures. Then Sunday we had a few 'micro' power outages and the snow kept coming down and I kept taking pictures. But in the about noon when I went into my office to fire up 'Viper', my computer, I could NOT get online. Neither for email or browser!! So after using Kathy's computer to go online and search for some help and tips, I tried various things and still NO internet connection. I email my son Randy back in NH and he suggested that I try another 'network' card. So I pulled the one out of my old computer, installed it, fired up Viper and got online poste haste. So I started working with all the pictures I'd been taking and then today we had a major power outage and were without power for most of the day till about 4 pm!! So I've not only got a lot of pictures to share with you, you'll have a choice of viewing most of them in a 'JAlbum' slide show OR all of them as individual web pictures. Your choice, eh!! Hope you enjoy them all!! Later, 'Viper'