tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39760229524817145842024-03-13T13:56:54.991-07:00Hans RoenauI'm an old guy, living near San Francisco. I was born in Austria and grew up in Shanghai. Long-distance running used to be my passion. Now it's digital photography and hiking. When people ask me what I like to take pictures of, my answer is "what I see". I follow world-events and am of a rather liberal stripe. To top it all off, I'm a vegetarian.I'm an extrovert and don't take life terribly seriously.Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1856125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-15162111115614012082013-06-21T11:07:00.001-07:002013-06-21T11:07:34.708-07:00Thinking of Hans...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iz9Zj11UjqI/UcSWZ09apmI/AAAAAAAAGpU/tq79rdSNhbI/s1600/photo-754708.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iz9Zj11UjqI/UcSWZ09apmI/AAAAAAAAGpU/tq79rdSNhbI/s320/photo-754708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5891999582964590178" /></a></p>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-42819395521217667102013-06-11T22:49:00.001-07:002013-06-11T22:49:57.561-07:00Cellibration for Hans<div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="cid:626367EF.4C88.4812.97C0.3BF42D8AE0F8@aol.com" name="Hans Celibration 7.13.13.pdf" alt="Hans Celibration 7.13.13.pdf" width="612" height="792" border="1"></span></div><div class="aol_ad_footer" id="u77AC62B1355D4F36BB85D275B953D3FF"></div>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-91243339360699546962013-05-20T13:10:00.001-07:002013-05-20T13:10:28.987-07:00Re: Hans Roenau Passing<div dir="ltr">Oh my goodness! Hans was one of my favorite people in Marin, without a doubt. I'm going to post something on all of our Marin Patch sites as he was a longtime and frequent contributor. He will be sorely mossed, both professionally and personally.<div> <br></div><div><br></div><div style>Jim</div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Jim Welte<br>Associate Regional Editor, Marin Patch<br> <a href="mailto:jimw@patch.com" target="_blank">jimw@patch.com</a> | cell 415.948.8919<br><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MillValleyPatch" target="_blank">"Like us"</a> <span>on Facebook</span><div><font color="#888888" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MillValleyPatch" target="_blank">"Follow us"</a> on Twitter<br> </font><a href="http://millvalley.patch.com/newsletters" target="_blank">Get Patched in</a> with our daily newsletter<br><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIp3q5Semo&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIp3q5Semo&feature=player_embedded</a><div> <font><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial">Interested in advertising on Patch? Contact Advertising </span></i></font><i style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial">Manager </span></i><i style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial">John Kocik at (415) 505-8158 or <a href="mailto:john.kocik@patch.com" target="_blank">john.kocik@patch.com</a>, Regional Publisher Brian Snider at <a href="mailto:brians@patch.com" target="_blank">brians@patch.com</a> or </span></i><i style="font-size:small">Justin <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Medley</span>, Inside Sales Manager, <a value="+14158449202" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">415-844-9202 </a>(office),<a value="+16173069445" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"> 617<font>-</font>306<font>-</font>9445</a> (cell)</i><i style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial"> or email: </span></i><a href="mailto:justin.medley@patch.com" style="font-size:small;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Helvetica" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">justin</span>.<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">medley</span>@patch.com</a><i style="font-size:small"><font face="Times New Roman Italic">.</font></i></div> </div></div></div></div> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Hroenau@aol.com" target="_blank">Hroenau@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <u></u> <div style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Segoe Print"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Segoe Print"> <div><font size="4"> </font> <div>We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Hans. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday May 19th. </div> <div>We are planning to have a celebration of life towards the end of July. We will send out a notification when the time and place have been determined.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div></div> <div>The Roenau family....</div></div></font></div></blockquote></div><br></div> Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-55543033784147407712013-05-20T12:38:00.001-07:002013-05-20T12:38:10.439-07:00We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Hans. He passed away peacefully <FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV>We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Hans. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday May 19th. </DIV> <DIV>We are planning to have a celebration of life towards the end of July. We will send out a notification when the time and place have been determined.</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>The Roenau family....</DIV></DIV></FONT>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-486203076532012592013-05-20T12:33:00.001-07:002013-05-20T12:33:55.083-07:00(no subject)<FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV>We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Hans. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday May 19th. </DIV> <DIV>We are planning to have a celebration of life towards the end of July. We will send out a notification when the time and place have been determined.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>The Roenau family....</DIV></DIV></FONT>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-74521233391758218362013-05-20T11:44:00.001-07:002013-05-20T11:44:14.210-07:00Hans Roenau Passing <FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> </FONT> <DIV>We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Hans. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday May 19th. </DIV> <DIV>We are planning to have a celebration of life towards the end of July. We will send out a notification when the time and place have been determined.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>The Roenau family....</DIV></DIV></FONT>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-26693539525684053662013-05-06T08:44:00.001-07:002013-05-06T08:44:59.993-07:00Grasses at the Ponds<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEPk2f1yEIU/UYfP_Dce2-I/AAAAAAAAGo0/kVkNIc0Z0MQ/s1600/09-12-15%2BPonds%2Bw%2BBob%2BT%2B103%255B2%255D-799994.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEPk2f1yEIU/UYfP_Dce2-I/AAAAAAAAGo0/kVkNIc0Z0MQ/s320/09-12-15%2BPonds%2Bw%2BBob%2BT%2B103%255B2%255D-799994.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5874892921091578850" /></a></p><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4>Grasses at the Ponds</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-21897165611042255582013-05-05T21:03:00.001-07:002013-05-05T21:03:37.776-07:0064,000 Drachmas Question<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kF7puq4HGo8/UYcrmpa45CI/AAAAAAAAGog/NOfaPf1J0oA/s1600/2013-05-05%2BApes%2B003%255B1%255D-717776.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kF7puq4HGo8/UYcrmpa45CI/AAAAAAAAGog/NOfaPf1J0oA/s320/2013-05-05%2BApes%2B003%255B1%255D-717776.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5874712181881758754" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#c0c0c0 size=4>How did this Greco-Roman sculpture get to Stinson Beach?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#c0c0c0 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#c0c0c0 size=4>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-8569434151566856552013-05-04T11:10:00.001-07:002013-05-04T11:10:32.185-07:00Mourning Dove<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCxgC8iYkpc/UYVPGMbZwaI/AAAAAAAAGoM/negPn-QxqM8/s1600/2013-05-03%2BMourning%2BDove%2B004-732186.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCxgC8iYkpc/UYVPGMbZwaI/AAAAAAAAGoM/negPn-QxqM8/s320/2013-05-03%2BMourning%2BDove%2B004-732186.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5874188256808649122" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=#8080ff>A few days ago, my Greenbrae friends, Dave and Linda, alerted me to this Mourning Dove (or Turtle Dove), sitting in its nest on top of a porch light. A couple of days ago a baby was hatched. When I rushed over, the mother was doing guard duty nearby. I'll keep an eye on the nest in the hope of seeing the offspring.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#8080ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#8080ff></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#8080ff>Meanwhile I got educated and learned:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#8080ff>that males and females work together to feed their new babies something called "crop milk" or "pigeon milk" for the first few days of their life. Rich in protein and fat, it resembles cottage cheese, is secreted by the adults' crop lining, and is regurgitated to the little ones. Weaning is fast, though—by the fourth day of life, the diet starts to segue to seeds, and by two weeks, the youngsters are nearly fledged.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-67483978831971525542013-05-03T10:59:00.000-07:002013-05-03T11:00:00.705-07:00Egret Feather<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sZAIA91-qiE/UYP7IWEEx9I/AAAAAAAAGn4/97BGWbI9xeQ/s1600/img220-700706.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sZAIA91-qiE/UYP7IWEEx9I/AAAAAAAAGn4/97BGWbI9xeQ/s320/img220-700706.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5873814459801454546" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff size=4>I don't need no camera!! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff size=4>Instead I merely scanned this feather against a black background. And I have some ideas of what can be done along these lines. Stay tuned!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-50088816570424565402013-05-02T11:42:00.001-07:002013-05-02T11:42:29.940-07:00Actinemys marmorata<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8FkcUTUCrY4/UYKzltltEFI/AAAAAAAAGnk/v5ENHPkE5VM/s1600/2013-04-21%2BLagunitas%2Bw%2BBob%252C%2BDick%2B%2526%2BHarud%2B006-749940.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8FkcUTUCrY4/UYKzltltEFI/AAAAAAAAGnk/v5ENHPkE5VM/s320/2013-04-21%2BLagunitas%2Bw%2BBob%252C%2BDick%2B%2526%2BHarud%2B006-749940.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5873454324518817874" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#008000 size=4>Here's a Western Pond Turtle at Lake Lagunitas on Mount Tamalpais. A federally listed "vulnerable species", it is the only fresh water turtle native to California.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-40292645279245327842013-05-01T13:35:00.000-07:002013-05-01T13:38:27.134-07:00More Flags<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zsOgW969XAs/UYF9Q1nJWMI/AAAAAAAAGnQ/2jVk5-YUS1Y/s1600/20-13-04-28%2BCorinthian%2BYacht%2BClub%2B009%255B1%255D-707135.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zsOgW969XAs/UYF9Q1nJWMI/AAAAAAAAGnQ/2jVk5-YUS1Y/s320/20-13-04-28%2BCorinthian%2BYacht%2BClub%2B009%255B1%255D-707135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5873113117290485954" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Let's hear it for the Red, White, and Blue!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-43980503693086320222013-04-30T18:41:00.000-07:002013-04-30T18:42:56.534-07:002:24:53 pm, April17, 2013<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEZx-SssrzM/UYBzIKz9WSI/AAAAAAAAGm8/_0QsRjuE2h0/s1600/2013-04-17%2BAutodesk%2B010%255B2%255D-776535.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEZx-SssrzM/UYBzIKz9WSI/AAAAAAAAGm8/_0QsRjuE2h0/s320/2013-04-17%2BAutodesk%2B010%255B2%255D-776535.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5872820498269559074" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#00ffff size=4>San Francisco Ferry Building as seen from the second floor of Autodesk on Market Street.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-42575808340232713742013-04-29T14:48:00.000-07:002013-04-29T15:01:53.221-07:00Flags<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WbxOuA-RJe8/UX7t0bCGI5I/AAAAAAAAGmo/zRvg9eRBFLM/s1600/20-13-04-28%2BCorinthian%2BYacht%2BClub%2B011%255B1%255D-713221.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WbxOuA-RJe8/UX7t0bCGI5I/AAAAAAAAGmo/zRvg9eRBFLM/s320/20-13-04-28%2BCorinthian%2BYacht%2BClub%2B011%255B1%255D-713221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5872392449003234194" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#ff00ff size=4>String of flags flown from a sailboat docked at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon. In the background is Racoon Strait, lying between Tiburon and Angel Island.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff00ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff00ff size=4></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT color=#ff00ff>And, since you asked ~ In 1814, the British 26-gun sloop of war, the </FONT><A title=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Racoon_(1808) href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Racoon_(1808)"><FONT color=#ff00ff>H.M.S. Raccoon</FONT></A><FONT color=#ff00ff>, was damaged off the coast of Oregon, but stayed afloat to reach San Francisco Bay. From March 13 to 19th, the ship was repaired on the beach at Ayala Cove on the Northern portion of Angel Island. This event gave the name to the deep-water channel between Tiburon and Angel Island.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-23301910795344550472013-04-28T18:56:00.001-07:002013-04-28T18:56:55.051-07:00Dandelion<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w7fjcGpMWFA/UX3TZzLJG4I/AAAAAAAAGmU/Ss4-p5fhkQg/s1600/2013-04-24%2BSanta%2BRosa%2BRookery%2Bw%2BBob%2BH%2B%2526%2BBob%2BT%2B001-715051.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w7fjcGpMWFA/UX3TZzLJG4I/AAAAAAAAGmU/Ss4-p5fhkQg/s320/2013-04-24%2BSanta%2BRosa%2BRookery%2Bw%2BBob%2BH%2B%2526%2BBob%2BT%2B001-715051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5872081929348127618" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#c0c0c0 size=4>My love-affair with Dandelion continues!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-15103989471510189602013-04-27T09:43:00.001-07:002013-04-27T09:43:50.773-07:00Great Egret<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xG_tb4-3ztk/UXwARwBWF2I/AAAAAAAAGmA/zQGXNQyc9QU/s1600/2013-04-24%2BSanta%2BRosa%2BRookery%2Bw%2BBob%2BH%2B%2526%2BBob%2BT%2B100%255B1%255D-730774.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xG_tb4-3ztk/UXwARwBWF2I/AAAAAAAAGmA/zQGXNQyc9QU/s320/2013-04-24%2BSanta%2BRosa%2BRookery%2Bw%2BBob%2BH%2B%2526%2BBob%2BT%2B100%255B1%255D-730774.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5871568319132604258" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff>Great Egret at the Rookery in Santa Rosa. At one time, feathers from these, and other birds with beautiful plumage, were all the rage for use on women's hats. Some men, including ranking military figures, also wore feathers. Beautiful birds were hunted to the brink of extinction. Fortunately, in 1918, the Audubon Society succeeded in bringing about a federal ban on certain types of feathers. Good job!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-14027223062174103902013-04-26T15:55:00.001-07:002013-04-26T15:55:48.272-07:00More from the Santa Rosa Rookery<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K8GDCQMs7Ho/UXsF9DmXpqI/AAAAAAAAGls/B16YY7mMklY/s1600/205516%257E1-748273.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K8GDCQMs7Ho/UXsF9DmXpqI/AAAAAAAAGls/B16YY7mMklY/s320/205516%257E1-748273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5871293085703972514" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#00ffff size=4>Black-crowned Night Heron, not to be outdone, performing her/his nest-building duties.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-89064172074520539702013-04-26T12:40:00.001-07:002013-04-26T12:40:56.696-07:00Yesterday's Picture Today!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0FXvX0Kg3ow/UXrYSbn5UAI/AAAAAAAAGlY/LP6GJW-tmZQ/s1600/2013-04-26%2BBaby%2BDeer%2B002-756696.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0FXvX0Kg3ow/UXrYSbn5UAI/AAAAAAAAGlY/LP6GJW-tmZQ/s320/2013-04-26%2BBaby%2BDeer%2B002-756696.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5871242875395198978" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=#008080 size=4>You don't have to tell me that the quality of this picture is lousy. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#008080 size=4>I was just sitting down for breakfast at my kitchen-window when I spotted doe and fawn approaching. I raced (!) to my bedroom, picked up my camera, turned it on, adjusted the setting, and took the picture. The two dears were gone in a flash!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#008080 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#008080 size=4>It was just something I had to shoot! Agree?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-59862779531944494652013-04-24T16:32:00.000-07:002013-04-24T16:36:09.728-07:00Great Egret<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bgFUmIR0P74/UXhsalXI2jI/AAAAAAAAGlE/val-c7R5zlw/s1600/2013-04-24%2BSanta%2BRosa%2BRookery%2Bw%2BBob%2BH%2B%2526%2BBob%2BT%2B144-769728.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bgFUmIR0P74/UXhsalXI2jI/AAAAAAAAGlE/val-c7R5zlw/s320/2013-04-24%2BSanta%2BRosa%2BRookery%2Bw%2BBob%2BH%2B%2526%2BBob%2BT%2B144-769728.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5870561318239001138" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT color=#ffffff>Nest-building was in full swing this morning at the Ninth Street Rookery in Santa Rosa. Here's a Great Egret, carrying a branch to the construction site. A real favorite of mine. This was my third annual visit.</FONT> </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-28458327621433028372013-04-23T13:23:00.000-07:002013-04-23T13:25:35.738-07:00What is this Woman Doing?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YOZ-ogM6Nrk/UXbuQKeBavI/AAAAAAAAGkw/3atDhtdjLIY/s1600/2013-04-22%2BPonds%2Bw%2BBob%2BT%2B018-735738.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YOZ-ogM6Nrk/UXbuQKeBavI/AAAAAAAAGkw/3atDhtdjLIY/s320/2013-04-22%2BPonds%2Bw%2BBob%2BT%2B018-735738.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5870141125779614450" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=#0080ff size=4>This is the scene that met Bob T and me at the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District Ponds yesterday. Of course we asked the lady what she was up to! It turned out she was radio-tracking banded Clapper Rail, an endangered species! A U.S. Geological Survey project. Bravo!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080ff size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080ff></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080ff size=4></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080ff size=4>You live and learn!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-5475298328862563812013-04-22T16:33:00.001-07:002013-04-22T16:33:13.026-07:00Female House Finch<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xi6gay80iAw/UXXIuS7rrII/AAAAAAAAGkc/mzKe9A00PWQ/s1600/2013-04-18%2BJB%2527s%2BBirdfeeder%2B005-793026.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xi6gay80iAw/UXXIuS7rrII/AAAAAAAAGkc/mzKe9A00PWQ/s320/2013-04-18%2BJB%2527s%2BBirdfeeder%2B005-793026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5869818387029011586" /></a></p><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>A couple of days ago I featured a male House Finch. Today's picture is of a female. Same bird-feeder, and possibly the male's soul-mate. The guy was much more colorful than the gal, but perhaps her shades of gray are more refined and show more class.</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-59489731506787012422013-04-21T16:04:00.001-07:002013-04-21T16:04:20.234-07:00Lake Lagunitas<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Id535eVDhgM/UXRwdE7EfGI/AAAAAAAAGkI/u6blzrK9sno/s1600/2013-04-21%2BLagunitas%2Bw%2BBob%252C%2BDick%2B%2526%2BHarud%2B026-760235.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Id535eVDhgM/UXRwdE7EfGI/AAAAAAAAGkI/u6blzrK9sno/s320/2013-04-21%2BLagunitas%2Bw%2BBob%252C%2BDick%2B%2526%2BHarud%2B026-760235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5869439859210615906" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#008080 size=4>Mallard and reflection of Mount Tamalpais. It all took place this morning at Lake Lagunitas.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-42124993135000855882013-04-20T10:51:00.000-07:002013-04-20T10:53:03.074-07:00House Finch<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MhU_WDIU2iU/UXLV_7NO_6I/AAAAAAAAGj0/QogofqZ1LB0/s1600/2013-04-18%2BJB%2527s%2BBirdfeeder%2B002-783075.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MhU_WDIU2iU/UXLV_7NO_6I/AAAAAAAAGj0/QogofqZ1LB0/s320/2013-04-18%2BJB%2527s%2BBirdfeeder%2B002-783075.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5868988558618853282" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4>Male House Finch enjoying breakfast at Janet B's birdfeeder.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-39327260092970261332013-04-19T15:50:00.001-07:002013-04-19T15:50:23.936-07:00View from Sausalito<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pbbDwv0JKr8/UXHKMHO9btI/AAAAAAAAGjg/dfCLhKaxhD8/s1600/2013-04-18%2BLemonade%2BGirl%2B017%255B1%255D-723936.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pbbDwv0JKr8/UXHKMHO9btI/AAAAAAAAGjg/dfCLhKaxhD8/s320/2013-04-18%2BLemonade%2BGirl%2B017%255B1%255D-723936.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5868694098889502418" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#8080c0 size=4>While in Sausalito yesterday, I was struck by the contrast of the little sailboats with the huge cargo ship "Green Point". Googling a little, I found that the Vessel was bound for the Port of Richmond.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976022952481714584.post-10220322049799306192013-04-18T15:11:00.001-07:002013-04-18T15:11:57.101-07:00Kathy Johnson<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XNq30L5BiPo/UXBvrSU8_zI/AAAAAAAAGjM/xxLwNRl4_f8/s1600/photoMA28612206-0002-717102.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XNq30L5BiPo/UXBvrSU8_zI/AAAAAAAAGjM/xxLwNRl4_f8/s320/photoMA28612206-0002-717102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5868313103908536114" /></a></p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Segoe Print; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=4 face="Segoe Print"> <DIV><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT color=#0080c0 size=4>Here's Kathy Johnson, having breakfast this morning, with our little Thursday group, at the Half Day Cafe in Kentfield. Kathy, a Tamalpa Runners member, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. She, and 5,000 other runners were stopped at the 40 Kilometer mark. Kathy tried to call her husband, Dominic, who was waiting at their hotel, but she couldn't get through because the iPhone connection had been canceled. Tired, she walked to the hotel. Moments after arriving there, she and her husband were told to vacate! They went to a coffee shop. Minutes later it was ordered closed!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080c0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080c0 size=4></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0080c0 size=4>Long story short, Kathy and her husband are happy to be back in Marin, none the worse for wear, after a harrowing, memorable, experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Roenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973885086942950585noreply@blogger.com1