Beach shade with style

My friend Will brought this sunshade to the beach at Leo Carrillo on Saturday. It was quite effective casting a nice patch of shade but it was also beautiful and the movement was mesmerizing.

I found it online here Shibumi Beach Shade Canopy – blaenag.

Mount Shasta

It's like the mountain stands on its own. 

In Yosemite Valley - UPDATE

I posted this GIF of Vaughn making a photo back in May. Very lately, he shared the photo that could have been captured just as I was making this GIF's ingredients. 

Thanks for completing this story, Vaughn.

Upper, Middle, and Lower Yosemite Falls
captured by Vaughn Hart, May 2026 (All rights reserved.)

See more of Vaughn's beautiful work here:

 www.vaughnhart.smugmug.com

Instagram: @vaughndhart

Peach for dessert

From Del Bosque Farm in Firebaugh.

 

Oooohhh...[yawn]

This reminded me of the melting man in RoboCop.

Home again

Tent parts and sleeping bag hanging out after our trip to Yosemite and the Redwoods. 

Joan

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First meal

Sunday breakfast was my first meal back at home. 

So nice to be in my own kitchen and to have fresh farmers market provisions.

The beautiful heirloom tomato and Gaia melon were found at Del Bosque (Organics) Farm's stand outside the town of Firebaugh (in Fresno County, just off I-5). The brilliant eggs came from Menos Organics Farm (Riverside, by way of the Beverly Hills Farmers Market). The avocado and sourdough bread traveled home with me from Redding.

Also a pleasure to have my pal Vaughn with me for breakfast. By coincidence Vaughn was featured in a previous post from Yosemite.Valley.

Joan

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