LagunaPic 12.16.13
December and another clear moonrise. It's been a banner year for the full moon, especially in California. Not many rain clouds…the full moon over the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Monday evening. -Kent Porter
LagunaPic 12.12.13
Red sky at night...The big chill is over. The Laguna de Santa Rosa lit up this evening as a fading cold front brushed high clouds over Sonoma County, leading to a rich color display. -Kent Porter
LagunaPic 12.05.13
Icy! Thursday morning was to be the coldest morning of the week: It was! 19 beautiful degrees. My midwestern Facebook friends are chuckling at our cold snap. Hey! Don't diss our version of the tundra! just wait until you pay eight dollars a pound for oranges because the San Joaquin [...]
LagunaPic 12.02.13
After a brief (they always seem that way) vacation, I was back down at the Laguna de Santa Rosa Monday, sort of the calm before the big chill. The water was placid, and the sky was mostly clear. Then, walking back to my car, I made a mistake [...]
LagunaPic 11.25.13
After last weeks summer revival, Monday has started off like winter; icy windshields, more water in the Laguna de Santa Rosa from the last mini rain episode and cows making their rounds through the steam shrouded wetlands. Now all we need is about four inches of rain to bring everything [...]
“It’s November, Right?”
Three words "It's November, right?" Have been thrown around quite a bit by some firefighter friends of mine, people on the street, one lady in Safeway and a guy pumping gas in a faded Jeep Wagoneer, Friday afternoon. It feels more like winter in Florida here (even though it's not [...]
LagunaPic 11.19.13
A soft drizzle blankets the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. -Kent Porter
LagunaPic 11.18.13
How long has it been since Sonoma County had measurable rainfall? If you count the lightning storms of the past summer, you would only get about eight-tenths of an inch. The last big walloping was December 23, 2012, when 2.3 inches tipped the bucket. That's just about the time the [...]
LagunaPic 11.14.13
This has been a great year to photograph the full moon. There's been very little fog...or storms to keep the moon from being camera obscured. I will generally scout a location the day before which gives a good feel for Sonoma County, or as Cathy Barnett (Executive Editor here at [...]
LagunaPic 11.12.13
How many times did you ask what the date was today? Probably one of the easiest mathematical equations to ever remember. 11/12/13. In other words, I took it as an excuse to photograph at the Laguna de Santa Rosa this evening after finishing up my daily assignments. Would the stars line [...]
