More “Rides”
Photographers out and about collecting all manner of shots of people doing good things and bad. But a shooter’s eye tends to wander and they sometimes settle on things other than bar fights or fires – with photographer Sean McDonough appreciating an artful fender line or creative upholstery. Here’s the latest in a series of…
“In The Water Floated Empty Life Rafts And Soldiers’ Packs And Ration Boxes, And Mysterious Oranges…
“There in a jumbled row for mile on mile were soldiers’ packs. There were socks and shoe polish, sewing kits, diaries, Bibles, hand grenades. There were the latest letters from home, with the address on each one neatly razored out—one of the security precautions enforced before the boys embarked. “There were toothbrushes and razors, and…
Early-Risers Treated To Northern Light Show
Northern California was treated to a colorful aurora late Friday and overnight as a severe solar storm put on a heavenly light show. Sean McDonough was up and captured this view from Walnut Creek.
Watch Out For Those Earth-Directed Coronal Mass Ejections…
We’re on a NOAA watch after the metro… aero… meteor… um, Sky Scientists issued the first Geo-Magnetic Storm Watch since 2005. Whoa. Essentially – Sunspots – and those things can be tricky… playing tricks with the power grid and other essential infrastructure. Let us know if those household appliances start acting up today.
Wild Suburbia
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythnorhynchos), Lafayette Reservoir, Sean McDonough Photo
“Loyal Even After The Cuffs Go On…”
Photo of a suspected shoplifter (can anyone ID the stack of goods on the ground?) taken into custody at Safeway in Walnut Creek, his doggo expressing concern.Police have been redoubling their efforts to combat this sort of thing and it is taken seriously as there appear to be multi-million dollar theft rings backing much of…
Chain-Reaction Crash Takes Out Storefront In Walnut Creek Wednesday
A whipsawed motorist involved in an earlier crash ended up as the front window display of the Sundance Antiques store on Boulevard Circle in Walnut Creek Wednesday. The driver, stunned but apparently unhurt, was reportedly hit by another car prior to the crash, which spun his vehicle and drove it into the storefront. Crews were…
“Like a Bolt Out of the Grey”
Parting theatrics from the storm front moving through the 24/680 today…
“Dust Off, Dust Off… Put On MASH Theme Music And Make It Loud…”
Well, okay, not a hot LZ but a bunch of you folks spotted the CHP whirly over Bear Creek Road this afternoon and, no, it wasn’t Kilgore coming in to surf Charlie’s point. The CHP crew was picking up an injured mountain biker, taking them to John Muir Hospital… so, nice pickup, boys. Now, tell…
Walnut Creek Becomes California’s First “Domed City”
Residents of New Walnut Creek enjoy protection from the elements with an improved protective shield. Those power bills are going to be a pain, though…