![A yellow, black, and blue butterfly rests on greenery, taking up most of the frame. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/DPEsVBVFgQZV/8w0YcMTRRPryCCHCJPQUtGq6OHPfbiarNXpgoixK.jpg)
An Anise Swallowtail rests before fluttering off again.
Book Rated: Young Men and Fire, by Norman Maclean
> SCANNING: Young Men and Fire> AUTHOR_SIG: Norman Maclean> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SWEARS, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM, FUNKY_ROBOTS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 52.61> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Morning sun over Napa. We were heading over there for a hike and there was some pretty haze.
![The sun rises behind the hills, over a field with trees in it. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/IiJgbuZLLo0S/s8MjvghSBQEjAcJT5GVzBDtDduEgLvmKVNINyF6k.jpg)
A little tiered bank on the Russian River.
![The sandy bank of a river shows multiple lines indicating a changing water level. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/T1o4h3LEBp1z/19wyngF7cMyd5p3Fm8LZTPkCUMctxLxbQra8ZyFZ.jpg)
Boopin' around Point Reyes.
![A cliffy beach covered in large pinnipeds. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/zTSr8oNSlMko/zXICXm2vaUWZRnvQpgsbj6kyTbbpHD2jNT2nJuOa.jpg)
Gulls zip around at Sculptured Beach.
![A gull swoops low above a rocky landscape, with the sea behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/uKACiR7waBNo/p8Av1L8SlEZ3VVfLwgf70psXwqwmClK6PuOtw3iW.jpg)
Sunset north of Bodega Bay.
![Large rocks in the sea, pictured at sunset. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/UMaQ70unqjQL/veJnEzwWMbe47258NrB2CtdcihRXdiOF9rje0mHB.jpg)
Lotta sandy colors I've been posting recently. Let's get some greens back in here! These are from a wobble around near Salt Point State Park.
![A slow little stream runs past a fallen tree. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/iN4LLHacQCcP/CAj4vtYEX0LRObf2dLnKl51AcKzW1ch0DP2NLtIX.jpg)
Fort Point and a looming bridge...
![An older brick building with a large latticework orange construction overhead. [Ricoh GR III]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/jz1uIUT2hgwm/s1N29ygl0ufkLRZnm8LPKBmT4AKG8lX77hYEOmqJ.jpg)
The results of our planting weekend! We're turning an old stock tank into a sort of aquatic plant zone, so there was also much pushing-around of things to plan out the layout in there. Many of these guys will be in a ring around it.
![Many plants in pots. [Fuji X-T5 / Fuji 23 1.4]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/a1431798c-70628a/JRqluBisxRK0/ETwckrYFEmOm2l3ENUXWaDyxgf3PGJuSyfab7icb.jpg)