Upon finding that Amazon offers a huge set of widgets and store-builders for their Associates, I did what anyone would do: I built a Led Zeppelin Store. When Led Zeppelin announces their Reunion Tour, I will be ready!!! And besides, I’m tickled to see that Amazon carries a Jimmy Page statue! My store loads all your selections into an Amazon cart for safe checkout for everyone. Click here for the store.

Tags: hiking, home business, Internet, investment, MLM, preservation, stock trading, Travel, wildlife

Last weekend in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve we saw a baby rattlesnake, two birds of prey, rabbits, lizards, and stellar (blue) jays.  I’m on a personal mission to identify the birds — one may be a young golden eagle, the other a ferruginous hawk.  I’m inspired to find out even though I’ve never been much of a birder before.  We also saw the oak-studded golden hills of the open space and panoramic views of Portola Valley (follow link to see view in 2nd pic).   Its very dry now as we near the end of summer and it hasn’t rained in months and months.   Here’s a pic from last spring:

Oak at Base of Windy Hill

Critter notes: (more…)

Tags: birds, ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, gull, hawk, hiking, land trust, open space, portola valley, rattlesnake, wildlife, windy hill

Yesterday at Little Basin hiking with Sempervirens docents, we came across an interesting moth.   At the time, we didn’t know what it was.

Elegant Sheep Moth on Sempervirens Hike

Today docent Karen DeMello identified the moth.  She writes:

What a great day yesterday at Little Basin!  This morning I’ve been poking around the internet to find a photo of the moth that we saw yesterday.  If you scroll 1/3rd down this page, it’s in the middle and called “Elegant Sheep Moth”. 

See what I mean — these docents know their stuff and are dedicated to constantly building their knowledge!

Tags: elegant sheep moth, hike, little basin, moth, redwood, sempervirens, wildlife