Wed 23 Apr 2008
‘Still Life With Raccoon’
Posted by DavidMitchell under History, Photography, Point Reyes Station, West Marin nature, Wildlife
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‘Still Life With Raccoon‘ (My school of art obviously lies somewhere between R. Crumb and Art Nouveau)
Black Mountain with the Giacomini Wetlands in the foreground. Much of what is now Nicasio Reservoir, Point Reyes Station, and the land in between was once owned by the Black family, whose daughter Mary married Dr. Galen Burdell, a dentist. When the narrow-gauge railroad between Cazadero and Sausalito went into service in 1875, with a stop in a pasture his wife had inherited. Dr. Burdell subdivided the pasture and created Point Reyes Station. (Photo by Linda Sturdivant of Inverness Park)
Point Reyes Station as seen from an airliner. (One of the plane’s jets is visible at upper right.) In the center at the top of the photo is Nicasio Reservoir with Black Mountain just below it while at the bottom, Papermill Creek empties into Tomales Bay. The row of whitish roofs at right is along the main street of town. Guido Hennig, a German friend working in Switzerland, shot this photo while en route from Europe.
A tight maneuver. Linda Sturdivant while driving home with her daughter Seeva one afternoon last week came upon this full-sized bus making a U-turn on the levee road.
The levee road (a section of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard) used to be straight. The jog in it was created by the 1906 Earthquake. Land on both sides of the San Andreas Fault, which runs under the roadway, was offset 20 feet by the temblor.
Linda, by the way, takes care of people’s pets when they’re away. Recent wards (each owned by a different master) have included a cat, a rat, and a duck. Sounds like the start of political joke.
So that’s how things look around town these days. And if you’re interested in some blossoms for your own cabin, Mrs. Raccoon appears to be selling some nice ones.
I miss the cows. I have lived here 12 years in this house, with this veiw, and the cows. Thanks Dave for telling folks that I am trying to help folks with their house, pet, and plants needs, while they are away. I can’t wait to give you the info, and pictures of the 5 small size ducks, that live in Inverness, with a writer, his wife, and 2 kids. It is something I can do to continue contribuing to OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. I felt about my cows, like you do your racoon friends, Love Ya Dave. You Are The Best, Sincerly, Linda,Terry, & and Seeva
PS….When we came around the corner ~ The BUS was Straight across the road~ I had to get my camera ready; He waved at us as they drove off in the bus.