Pixels of Petaluma
Photos of sights, scenes, and people selected from my inventory of photos taken during my travels around town and Northern California.
(Note: At the end of this page there is a link to a second photo album)
Also See The Petaluma Spectator Photo Blog
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While initially I was best known for photos of blight & graffiti, these pages will avoid these subjects for the most part.
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PETALUMA FACES
Petaluma’s “Bicycle Ernie”– March 23, 2009 at 7:38 a.m. after 21 years, 8 months, and 5 days, Ernie completed a personal goal of riding (in Petaluma) the distance to the Moon. Currently he is working his way back…
PETALUMA COMMUNITY
Brownie Troop helping clean up Lynch Creek Trail, September 2007
Brownie Collage
Coastal Clean Up day September 2007
Coastal Clean Up Cheerleaders
Building a Community Garden at La Tercera Park, November 2007
Building a Community Garden at La Tercera Park, November 2007
River Clean Up May 2007
River Clean Up May 2007
Petaluma celebrated its 150th birthday in 2008. Volunteers planted 150 trees to mark the event.
Petaluma’s Project Linus October 2008
Enthusiastic & Muddy volunteer–Helping to install low water landscape at a city recreation center. May 2009
Neighbors helping to sheet mulch a yard March 2009
Mayor’s Bike Ride. May 2009
Ghost Rider?
PETALUMA SCENES
American Graffiti T-Bird (Yup! The T-Bird from the movie!) Parked next door. April 2008
From time to time, pelicans come in from the coast to check out the fishing in Lucchesi Park.
River otters also stop by to check out the fishing.
At times, deer may be observed behind the Community Center
Metal sculptures outside a muffler shop
Petaluma is not immune from the economic downturn that started in 2008.
Homeless
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Good work Frank,
It really adds up to a pretty decent place.
Thanks for some cool pics and a hot night.
Susan
Keep up the good work, Frank & fellow volunteers! I can see progress from as far away as the MidWest.
(We served 297 at the Peoria FUMC Loaves & Fish program a week ago Saturday.)
Greetings back at you! It was hard selecting a few photos from a collection of over 2000. All in all I think it turned out.
I had to take a nap after viewing your photos! I nominate Frank for the Petaluma Photo Laureate.
Great stuff Frank. California truly had been great for you but we still miss you in central Illinois. Pictures truly are worth a thousand words.
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Good blog, Frank. Before browsing through here I had an incomplete picture of Petaluma. It’s obviously a much nicer place than I’d originally thought. Thanks for helping to educate me!
I suppose, at the end of the day, it’s the people that make the difference…in any town. I’ll leave that determination to others. I just make the photos!
Frank, Great shots as usual. Be sure to put the 17th Annual Petaluma River Cleanup, Saturday, May 7th on your calendar this year. We could use some good shots for your site and our annual report. The event should be going back to the days of a large crowd and edu booths/tables this year due to our having a major sponsor again. Bob Caruso is the chair again this year and we’re about to achieve our long-term goal of attracting leadership interested youth to our planning committee…thanks to Gisele Rue.