Elaine Taddei Photography: 2013

Thursday, November 28

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have Thanksgiving Day to remind us each year to be thankful for what we have. Life is busy for most people these days and having this reminder is necessary. The Pilgrims first Thanksgiving was in 1621 and was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World. Then in 1863 Abraham Lincoln declared it a Federal holiday for the US and called it a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficicent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens".

All this aside while talking with a friend the other day about Christmas and the enjoyment of gift giving they told me there were some people that never thanked her. It was not that she required it but she was worried that the recipient did not like the gift or appreciate it. It is so easy to get caught up in the whole holiday buying, wrapping, cooking and cleaning to forget those that cared enough to give.
Thanksgiving Day is one day a year but should serve as only a day to remind us all to be kind, be thoughtful and be thankful. That said have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and a wonderful holiday season!

I wish to thank all my readers of this blog and my Facebook friends that support My Facebook "ETaddeiPhotography" page throughout the year. Thank you so much!!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

Saturday, October 26

Antique Shops in Greenville, California

Greenville is located at the west end of Indian Valley in Plumas County, California
Highway 89 takes you directly through the middle of town where you can find
several unique and interesting antique shops.

"INTO THE WOODS"

Looking for more antiques? Jayne and Paul have got you covered.

"Into The Woods" has two houses filled to the brim located at 116 Hwy 89.

Paul, a retired school teacher, works as an assistant coach for Greenville High School and
Jayne is a 4th grade teacher in Portola but still finds the time to use her amazing decorating skills in their shop.

Jayne and Paul have made this quaint shop look comfortable enough to move in.

Not just antiques! You can find beautifully handcrafted hickory furniture.

Check out their website: "Into The Woods"

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These are but a few antique shops that Greenville has to offer. Across the street from "Into The Woods" is Greenville Cottage Antiques located at 147 Hwy 89 and just down the street a 5 minute walk is Sterling Sage located at 213 Main Street.

Greenville is worth the drive to check out all these shops have to offer.

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When you are all done and worked up an appetite check out "Elaine's Food Wagon".
Located on Hwy 89 right next to the Mohawk Gas Station. The selection goes from healthy
Wraps to Burgers and Milkshakes made from real ice cream in flavors you can not get any where else.

Elaine's Caesar Wrap

There is more than food at "Elaine's". While there check out the selection of
local photography "Prints and Notecards" or why wait, check out E Taddei Photography Facebook for
images of Plumas County, Wildlife and Nature Photography from California to Alaska to the East Coast and farther.

Thanks for looking!

©2013 Elaine Taddei. This story and images are copyright and all rights are reserved

Tuesday, August 27

Keddie Ridge in Plumas County California

When I was young my dad used to load us up in the jeep and drive us all over Plumas County showing us the places he had logged and helped to build logging roads. Now most of the mountains nearby have old logging roads that make it possible to get out and into nature.

Yesterday I took a drive up to Keddie Ridge on one of the old dirt roads that we used to frequent. What a beautiful place and very few see it from this vantage point.

Looking across Keddie Ridge down to Indian Valley where smoke still lingers

from last weeks lightning fires on Mount Huff.

Near the top at "the saddle" on Keddie.

The sound of the wind in the trees at the top of a mountain is .

Berries are out and manzanita bushes are everywhere.

©2013 Elaine Taddei. This story and images are copyright and all rights are reserved

Saturday, August 17

BEAR ENCOUNTERS

These are a few of my images I have taken over the years of bears.

Near Fort Nelson in Canada.

Along the Alcan HighwayBritish Columbia

Clam Gulch, Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula.

Kenai River, Alaska

This big brown scary grizzly had been down with the “combat fishermen”

fishing for salmon. He came by dripping wet and looking like he was a

bit agitated with those anglers getting his salmon.

Yukon Territory

Bears have been a big part of my life for many years. Living in Alaska in the 70s I cooked bear meat every way I could possibly think of. I marinated it in burgundy, made stews, steaks, put barbecue sauce on it, canned it and even made baby food out of it.

Berry picking season was the most exciting time of year. It was when my friend Barbara and I left the kids with our husbands or sitters, loaded up the dogs in the truck, packed up our berry pickers, 357 magnum pistol and headed out to blueberry hill or the salmonberry patches. We would fill buckets up while stepping over bear sign everywhere in the patches. Getting berries were top priority and outweighed any fears of bears we had.

After many close encounters with the bears I have acquired a respect for their space. The turning point was when a bear and I almost collided outside an alder patch while we were both headed for the same blueberry bush. We both turned and ran as my husky stood by so shocked he froze.

Now days I shoot photos of bears from the safety of my vehicle with a long zoom lens. I have a respect for their territory and stay my distance so as not to disrupt any part of their life. It is such an amazing experience to see the bears in the wilderness and to have the opportunity to be able to glimpse and capture on a photo just a moment of their life.

Brown Bear-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
©2013 Elaine Taddei. This story and images are copyright and all rights are reserved

Sunday, August 4

Baby Birds

Parenting is a full time job and birds are no exception to that. There is a sense of such devotion and love as they work endlessly to hunt for food for their young even after the chicks have grown larger than the parents themselves. While the parents can grow thin from their tireless work the chicks can look larger than the parents.