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Trailing by the Brook
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My backyard and beyond 🌼 Capturing the beauty I find, exploring my home in Mendocino County, and greater Northern California, USA 🌲💙🌈 Support Local
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Trailing by the Brook @trailingbythebrook.bsky.social · Mar 28
Another pic of these beautiful cherry plum blossoms 🍒 #spring #bloomscroll #flowers #cherryblossoms #northerncalifornia #mendocinocounty
#timelinecleanse
Pretty pink cherry plum blossoms set against a backdrop of blue sky and redwood trees
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If you’re interested in becoming a Sunset Boulevard park steward or joining California Native Plant Society’s monthly garden cleanups along the greenbelt, please email volunteer@sfdpw.org.

To learn more about the upcoming Aug. 17 workday, please click here: www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco...
Greening Day at Sunset Blvd Gardens (37th Ave and Santiago) · SF Public Works
We need your help keeping our native gardens beautiful and free of weeds. Our goal is to build habitat and promote biodiversity with local native plants, which will support local pollinators and wildl...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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UC Davis saved my life.

The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. bit.ly/standuc
Graphic shows a woman with long, dark windswept hair facing us, eyes looking up and to our right. She is wearing blue and appears to be standing in front of some blurred green bushes. There is bold white text overlayed at bottom, reading STAND UP FOR UC.
August 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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I feel like a million dahlias

#dahlias #gardenbythesea #mendocino
July 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Lesson of the day: for residential food composting programs, it’s okay to put food wastes in a paper bag in the Green Bin but do NOT put food waste in any plastic bags (even it it says “compostable”) Best to put food wastes directly into the Bin w/o any bags. ♻️
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Spotted during a drive through San Francisco 👀 I had no idea what these were, other than pretty yellow flowers, until I used Google Lens and Wikipedia 🙀 Brugmansia, aka Angel's Trumpet #flowerreport #bloomscroll #flowers #nature #sanfrancisco #california
A picture taken from the passenger seat of a car stopped at a light in San Francisco, California. At bottom, we see a shred of road and a curb. Growing up from the dirt between the curb and the sidewalk is a smallish tree with a small, yellowish green bush next to it on our left. Behind that, we can see parts of two modest homes with small, neatly trimmed lawns and manicured shrubs. The real star of the shot is hiding at dead center in front of the pale green house on our left, obscured by aforementioned tree by the road. A quick zoom reveals gorgeous yellow Angel's Trumpet blooms. To our right of the Brugmansia plant is a walkway between the homes. The sky above is mostly a smooth light gray/white mass of clouds, with just a peek at the blue sky beyond at top left
July 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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More from my game of car photography roulette yesterday. There were so many beautiful homes on this street that I would have loved to take pictures of. Happy to have gotten this one ☺️💙 #sanfrancisco #bayarea #california #beautifulhomes #roadtrip #travelmore #travel
A 2 level home on a busy street in San Francisco. The narrow driveway leads directly to a recessed garage door at the center of the home. On the left an exterior staircase leads to the 2nd floor. There is an archway about 4 steps up, with a beautiful wrought iron security screen. The 2nd floor of the facade features a small balcony with an oblong archway lined with glass paned doors and windows. The front of the home is a pleasant yellowish cream color with a sort of rusty burgundy colored trim on the garage, balcony fence, and trim on the balcony. There is an orange traffic/safety cone between the opening that leads to the garage and the exterior staircase, and some green plants are growing in front of the house to our right of the garage recess. The blue sky above is obscured by fluffy white clouds. We can also see part of a dusty rose colored home on our right, and a dark sky blue home on our left
July 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Played car photography roulette today as a passenger on a road trip to the Bay Area 💛 My phone camera doesn't like motion of any kind, so I could only capture scenes when stopped at a light 😂 #bayarea #sanfrancisco #roadtrip #california #travel
Snapshot of "Meeting Place of The Church in San Francisco" and surrounding trees while stopped at a red light on a road trip. I thought the shape of the facade was interesting with it's protruding 2nd floor windows, and I really loved the group of trees on the right. There is a bus stop, complete with a sheltered bench in front of the light gray building, and we can see the road between my car and sidewalk, as well as part of a narrow, plain dirt median. The back of a black SUV blocks the bottom right corner of the building. There is a tree on our left of the building, the back of another car, and a green awning on the left side of the building. Part of the interior of my car on the driver's side appears at our bottom left. The sky above the building is a lovely blue with a fluffy white cloud floating by
July 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Little squash blossom buds 💚 #squashsunday #summersquash #Summer #summergarden #gardening #growyourownfood #willits #northerncalifornia #zone9
Several buds forming on a small yellow summer squash plant. Dappled sunlight shines through the tall trees above, illuminating the tiny hairs on the stalks and buds. We can also see duff covered dirt and a cement wall in the background
July 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I took this #forestfriday photo while standing in my front yard. So grateful to live in such a beautiful place ☺️💚🌲🌿 #forest #forestbathing #myfrontyard #lifeinaforest #trees #getoutside #willits #brooktrails #california #pnw
View of part of a front yard with a wood picnic bench and metal gazebo frame. Across the street, a utility pole and many tall trees Rose from the ground. The sky is clear and blue
July 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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#california #foodnews #mendocinocounty #pnw #farming #fruit

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Screenshot of picture from Facebook post by California Farm Bureau. Worker on tractor is hauling bins full of green pears through an orchard. Text at bottom reads: Del Monte troubles shake up pear season
July 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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📸: Photographers of all experience levels are invited to submit their captures of California’s state parks for the California State Parks Foundation Photo Contest.

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#mendocinocounty
Photo contest invites Mendocino County photographers to showcase state parks  • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
Sponsored by the California State Parks Foundation, the contest is free to enter and open to photographers of all skill levels.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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For years, the federal government has failed to keep up with the changing pace of our economy, and the cannabis industry has suffered the consequences. My bill would help protect our local farmers, producers, and small businesses up and down the North Coast.
Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Protect Small Farmers and Producers | U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
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July 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Lovely leaves and lily buds 💚🌿 #nature #shadow #flowerbuds #willits #california #mendocinocounty
Stalk of a lily plant with lance shaped leaves stretches out over concrete from a dirt planter corner covered with duff. Long dark pink and white buds extend from it's tip. Casting a shadow down onto the sunny part of the concrete. Shade forms a hard line between dark and light concrete, lighting a triangle of the photo from bottom right corner to middle left, leaving the lily stalk untouched by darkness
July 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Close up on one of the Peruvian Lilies growing in my pool area ☺️💚 #flowers #lilies #flowerreport #willits #naturephotography #pnw
Close up picture of a trio of Peruvian Lilies, focused on one that is fully open and facing the camera. Hues of pink and yellow blending together beautiful, plus deep reddish brown markings on the inner petals pointing inward like arrows for pollinators. Background consists of green linear leaves of the plant, a fence, blue sky, and part of a tall tree
July 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Mystery volunteer plant in my backyard 🧐🌱 #willits #plants #gardening #california
Green plant start with velvety looking ovate shaped leaves growing up from duff and twig covered dirt. We can also see some lighter green plants growing in the background, a broken portion of a fallen yellow leaf at bottom left, and a bit of black plastic tube across the bottom right corner
July 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Any fellow Mendocino County cat lovers out there? Last month, we took in this friendly but awfully timid stray only to discover she was already spayed with no ear tip. I posted her in the local lost pet groups, but nobody knew her. Seems like there are a lot of abandoned babies around here? 😿 #cats
July 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Peruvian lilies left by previous tenants were in full bloom last month 😍💚🌿 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #lilies #nature #flowers #willits #brooktrails #california #bloomscroll #pnw #summertime #summer
A trio of Peruvian Lilies growing along the inside of the chain link and privacy slat fence around my pool area. Absolutely gorgeous, showy blooms with pink outer petals and two smaller pink tipped yellow petals with little diagonal dark brownish red dashes pointing the way to the nectar for the pollinators. Duff covered dirt along the borders of the cement pool deck visible underneath the lance shaped green leaves and colorful flowers
July 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Flashback to late May and these fava bean blossoms in my front yard 💚 #flowerreport #flowers #edibleplants #feedyourself #growyourownfood #willits #mendocinocounty #california
Close-up of blossoms on a fava bean plant. White petals, some with large round black smudges, some with thin black lines. The plant has large green oval shaped leaves. We can see a metal grid fence in the background and a neighboring black cloth grow bag with a green plant growing out of it.
July 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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A photo from late May, when the Common Vetch, or Field Pea, was in bloom in my backyard planter ☺️🌿 #flowers #flowerreport #willits #mybackyard #brooktrails #nature #getoutside #norcal
A pretty pink/purple pea-like flower has blossomed along lance shaped green leaves alternating on a green stalk that reaches for the sky. In the background we can see the wooden board border of the planter, some black plastic hosing, and more Common Vetch with another tiny flower
July 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Grass growing on top of a moss covered tree stump 🌾 #mybackyard #nature #willits #california #brooktrails #pnw #forest #moss #getoutside
A few blades of grass that have sprung up on the top of a moss covered tree stump. The stump is also littered with duff. Beyond, we see trees so thick that the sunlight seems to sparkle as it peeks through the leaves and part of a neighbor's house down the hill
July 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Chef Willy Rules Tuesday Nights!

Tuesday isn’t just another night—it’s Burger Night at Alice’s, and Chef Willy,

🔥 Spicy Kimchi Burger
🥒 Fried Pickle Burger
🍳 Sunday Morning
🧀 Blue Burger

Come hungry, leave victorious. See you this Tuesday at Alice’s—where burgers reign supreme!
March 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I am a sucker for a carved door. So much more interesting than plain wood or a modern glass door. A carved door beckons one inside to see what lies beyond 🖤 #willits #california #doors #mainstreet #northerncalifornia #urbex
A carved wooden door with an antique brass colored (would love to know if it is actually antique brass) door handle on our right side and a round brass colored lock below that. There are 8 decorative rectangles carved on it, in 2 columns of 4. Each rectangle contains a sort of wavy rosette design that I had trouble identifying with Google lens. The rosette is contained within a diamond, and there is a group of 4 triangles filling out each corner of the rectangle outside of the diamond. At bottom right we see what appears to be a silver colored metal slide lock, and to our left of that is a scar and holes on the door where something was previously installed. The bottom of the door is heavily scuffed, and there are chips in the thick cream/beige paint where we can see the light colored wood. On our left are two metal hinges, the top one clearly a dark bronze color, while the bottom appears to be more of a darkened silver or pewter color at the ends and a brighter, almost greenish hue that has been scuffed or marred in some way This is the front door to Diggers "A Bar & No Grill" on Main Street in Willits, California
July 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Close up of a beautiful zinnia growing in a planter box on Main St 💐 #willits #macromonday #flowerreport #norcal #bloomscroll #flowers
Picture focused on one of a few red zinnias in a planter box on Main Street in Willits, CA with macro selected on my OnePlus camera phone. The macro setting changes the colors a bit, celebrating the golden hue of the disc florets and stamens. I wasn't able to identify the long blade shaped leaf that appears on the right side of the picture
July 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Another view of the gorgeous roses in front of the old Masonic Temple #roses #whiterose #rosebud #willits #mendocinocounty #california
A mix of rosebuds, fully blossomed roses, and roses in bloom. White to pale pink to pale rose gold. Contrasted against their own green leaves. Partly obscuring a glass paned window on an old building facade
July 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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This July, we celebrate Disability Pride Month and the immense contributions of individuals with disabilities across the state.

California has, and always will, recognize people with disabilities as an integral part of what makes our state diverse, inclusive, and strong.
Text reads: California Celebrates Disability Pride Month. Graphic features black and white photo of 1977 activists who occupied the San Francisco Federal Building for 26 days to fight for disability rights. Photo by Anthony Tusler. Disability Pride flag colors on the side of the graphic.
July 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM