Dec. 31

Squirrel in a small tree

Green Moss

 I find it amazing that moss can grow in so many different places.  Here it is growing in the spaces between paving blocks but it grows on roofs, fences, trees, rocks, and so many other places and in an environment that only gets 25cm (10") of rain a year.

Veggies

Went to the new Whole Foods in town and the Vegetables do look good.

Holidays

Got the tree decorated

Photo Archives

From some old slides I found in the basement.  Winter on the south fork of the Payette River.  These men are clearing the road with shovels and a lot of hard work.   archives early 1950's or late 1940's ?

Theme Day: My Street

December's theme is, My Street.   My street goes from the river to the foothills in about 12 city blocks and has two parks and is crossed by two sections of the bike path/ greenbelt.  

Yellow Fruit

Just thought it looked cool the bright yellow fruit on an otherwise gray day.

Afternoon Walk

Someone walking their dog

Alley

Just an alley in the neighborhood.  The blue bins are for recycling and the grey bins for trash.

Colored Glass

I thought the refection off the glass was cool when I use a polarized filter, magenta.

Post Office

Loading dock and back of the downtown post office

Bannock and 6th

Bannock Street scene reflected in windows 

Grapes

Now that the frost has killed off some of the leaves the grapes are easy to find on the neighbors fence.

My Neighborhood

So much for travel pictures for now I might show one or two at some later date when the weather is bad and I did not get out to take a picture.  For now back home and little my neighborhood.

Frost

Frost damgae on a pumpkin vine.  Seasons are changing with the shorter days comes colder nights.  It was cold enough to get the pumpkin but not the grapes.

Fishing

Fishing on the Boise River at the East Parkcenter Bridge

Leaves

A walk through the neighborhood.  Maple leaves starting to turn color and a lamp post next to a driveway.

Autumn

A touch of autumn in the air with cooler nights and some leaves are starting to turn yellow.  First day of fall on Saturday morning.

Splash and Dash

 Playing in the fountain during the Saturday market is a must for kids. 

stayweirdboise

A croqueted bicycle sweater seen at Boise's Art in the Park on Saturday.

Bike Parking

Trying to find a place to park a bicycle at the annual Art in the Park event was harder this year.  In this photo you can see lamp post and trees used to lock up a bike.

Parking Problems

Art in the Park this weekend the annual fund raiser for the Boise Art Museum with arts and crafts from local and regional artist.   Last year they had a place to park your bicycle but not this year.  Every tree, lamp post and fence that a bike could be locked to had a bike or two or maybe three locked to it.  

Wet and Dry

The contrast of the well watered grass of Quarry View Park and the dry hillside.   The quarry that is viewed from here is on the side and top ridge of the hill.  Sandstone was quarried for the old penitentiary which is used as museum now and just on the other side of the trees in the back of the park.

Idaho City Lodge

Building in Idaho City, Idaho. 

Mores Creek

Mores Creek and highway 21

Red Stairs

Fire escape at the local school.

Skywatch

The sky today was full of smoke from wild fires in the area and with the clouds it made for a interesting looking sky.  
Springs- Boise County, ID (5 MILES WEST OF GARDEN VALLEY, ID), Trinity Ridge - Elmore County, ID (7 MILES NW OF FEATHERVILLE, ID), East Rock, Owyhee County, ID (30 MILES SOUTH MOUNTAIN HOME), and four other wild fires in the area.

Columbia River

From a 2009 trip.  The Columbia River as seen from Hood River, Oregon

Sunrise

Morning rays of sun coming through the clouds at Mores Mountain, ID.  In the distance are the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho.  This is about 18 miles (29km) form downtown Boise.

Boise River

Boise River between Broadway Ave. and Capitol Blvd. looking north.   

BSU Admin

Boise State University Administration Building was built in 1940 by Works Projects Administration (WPA).

Theme Day: Numbers

Aug. Theme Day is numbers.   Things with numbers:  remotes, timers, clocks, watches, camera flash, volt meters, electric meter, cards, thermometers, and on and on.  

Feeding the Birds

Filling the bird feeder

Bike Path

This is a section of the greenbelt or bike path in east Boise on the north side of the river. 

Sunset

Took this picture from the Stueckle Sky Center of the sunset and crescent moon over Boise.

Idaho State Flower

The Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii)

Boise River Recreation Park

One of Boise's newer parks is the Boise River Recreation Park for kayaks.   

Daffodil / Narcissus

Narcissus on Cottonwood Creek

 I was checking out part of the route for the Race to Robie Creek in Rocky Canyon and came across these narcissus in a place they should not have been.  They seem to be doing just fine without any special care.

Magenta & Lavander

Some colorful houses

GeoThermal Heat

Many buildings in town are heated with natural hot water this sign marks one of them.

March Theme Day

Electricity as a theme for March 1st.   Electric rose glows when turned on.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Gem Building

The Gem Building on 10th and Main.

Elephant Rock

A sandstone outcropping in foothills called Elephant Rock.  It has been worn down over the years from people climbing all over it and carving names and other graffiti.  The White sandstone and deep blue sky made for great contrast.

Early Morning on Main

Last Sunday morning on Main Street.

Idanha Man

Idanha 10th & Main

An view of the Idanha

Boise County

from an earlier trip to Idaho City

Bike Bridge

Was a bridge for trains going into downtown now it is for bikes

Hot Rod

While getting gas yesterday this shiny and loud hod rod pulled in to get some gas too.  I did not get to talk much with the cars owner.   I did find out he was wanting spring to come so he could get out more and put the top down.