Wild Orchid, Tilden Park
Wild Orchid, Tilden Park, photo by Harold Davis. Tilden Park is a great and extensive wild area very near me. It is about 1/2 a mile up to the top…
The Carousel in Tilden Park
Nicky and I went first to the steam trains and then to the carousel in Tilden Park today. We both had a lot of fun. It's great to be able…
Dancing Trees
The other day I went for a long walk in nearby Tilden Park, which lies about a mile from my home, on the farther side of the initial crest of…
It starts with some twigs…
My kids and I gathered some twigs in "The Grove" [of coastal redwoods] in nearby Tilden Park. I used the twigs to create a light box composition, shown immediately below…
Katie on the hiking trail
On a beautiful spring Sunday with glorious clouds and shifting light I took my four kids for a hike in Tilden Park. We parked a car near Lake Anza (Phyllis…
Agaves
In the dead of winter there's not much color, even in California's usually highly saturated gardens. The Tilden Park Botanic Garden emphasizes California native plants. It's always a wonderful place…
Urban Star Circles
Urban Star Circles, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Star trails---and star circles---are tough to pull off in an urban environment because of all the ambient light pollution…
Furled for Winter
Furled for Winter, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Like the winter thistle, I found this frost-covered fern frond on a chill early morning in Tilden Park.