California 2019 – Page 18 – Not Your Average Engineer

May 3, 2019December 12, 2021

Sea lions, pigeons, and a sea otter

A sea lion bro on the jetty rocks at San Carlos Beach having a snooze in the sun.

Pigeons courting on the dock.

An otter with a pup floating in a little patch of kelp in the harbor.

May 1, 2019December 12, 2021

Sea lions, divers, and sea otters

A seal friend sitting on a rock in the sun.

Sea otter flotilla in the marina.

One cute little sea otter at Breakwater.
“Oh, what’s that? Is it a tasty snack?”
“Better go check out that tasty snack!”

Sleepy sea lions on the rocks.

Snoozing in the sun.

Two sea lions sleeping together.

A lone diver coming back in from a dive.

Getting ready to exit the water.

Tucking up the rope in the float.

Time to get out of the water!

April 29, 2019December 12, 2021

Forked Meadow Spring

I went up to Forked Meadow to visit my parents and help with some work on the house and on the Bobcat skidsteer. There is still a lot of snow in the shade and the meadows were all full of running water. Spring is arriving at Forked Meadow and across the Sierra Nevada!

I can’t remember seeing this much water before in Forked Meadow. But then again, I’m normally not there in spring.

Full of water. The meadows are looking nice and healthy right now.

On the edge of the marshy part of the meadow.

The water is really flowing along. I think this year we will be constructing some artificial beaver dams to help with soil retention and meadow restoration.

There are some nice ponds this year. There was even a pair of ducks hanging out in one of the ponds. And I heard frogs croaking!

Some of the installed dams and some of the natural dams in the creek.

Snow was in the woods all over the place.

The head of the cut in the middle meadow has advanced a little more uphill. I think we are going to do some significant work in here this year to try and stabilize it more.

Our own personal “Grand Canyon” is starting to fill in thanks to all of the work we’ve done in the area. I think we’ll do more work this year to help it along more. Maybe in a few years, we’ll be able to get some beavers to give us a hand.

This meadow is really swampy right now. Snow is still hanging around in the shadows.

At the upper meadows.

Snow in the woods.

Daffodils by the house.

Who’s my favorite kitty sister? Poofy!

My dad got a new attachment for the skidsteer. It’s a nice grapple that will help with clearing brush on the property.

Forked meadow sure is beautiful.