Author Archives: Peter Neibert

About Peter Neibert

I take pictures of Marin County California landscape and wildlife, print some, and publish some on the web.

Indian Rock Paintings at Sego Canyon — and on Redwood at Kentfield

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Peter Neibert

Sun­bleached, old red­wood planks suck in a lot of paint — even acrylic paint. I asked around, the answer:  if you want a bright pic­ture, use lots of white paint. The Anasazi and their some­time neigh­bors such as the Fre­mont cul­ture, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Cambodian Temple Rubbings

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Peter Neibert

In the late 1960’s I bought a cou­ple of rolled Cam­bo­dian Tem­ple rub­bings in Hong Kong — said to be from Angkor Wat, pre Khmer Rouge.  This appears to be a danc­ing Shiva (paired with a sit­ting Bud­dha, in another … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Rock Paintings at Sego Canyon ~ Thompson Springs, Utah

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Walk around the pic­to­graphic pan­els at Sego Canyon to see some­thing like this pho­to­graph. The main fig­ures are nearly life size — or per­haps they are life size for a race of peo­ple slightly smaller than us. The dark green-black col­ors … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Three Gossips on the Way to Delicate Arch

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Peter Neibert

You can hear the wind press­ing through the red rock canyon.  You might think it’s the Three Gos­sips whis­per­ing, but they’re not.  Poetic fan­tasy or sun­stroke, they’re really stone. No talk­ing, please. Near Moab, Utah. Share/Bookmark

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Last Working Blacksmith Shop in San Francisco

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Yes, it’s an old blacksmith’s tool, but what do you do with it? Share/Bookmark

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Behind the Wall at Canyon de Chelly, National Monument

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Whose National Mon­u­ment ?   it’s in Chinle, Ari­zona, so it must be ours.  Well, it’s all inside the sov­er­eign ter­ri­tory of the Navajo Nation.  Let’s not argue that again.  Just be con­tent that it means no fee to vis­i­tors like you and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Rocky2 Searches Cairns in Shorebird Marsh

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Cairns in Shore­bird Marsh, Corte Madera, Marin County (behind Cost-Plus).  Watch birds and chase rabbit6s here.  And at least one skunk. Share/Bookmark

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Boys Fishing at China Camp

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Peter Neibert

As seen from Bull Frog Flat, by Peter Neib­ert                     Share/Bookmark

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Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco Sunrise

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Peter Neibert

Every­body needs a pic­ture of early morn­ing sun­rise over San Fran­cisco — the sun pok­ing through the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge.   Here’s one of mine –  I’ve donated its use to the Meg Whit­man cam­paign for Gov­er­nor … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Plagiarism — No! Let Them Republish! — with Embeds (Bed What?)

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Peter Neibert

“To appro­pri­ate the ideas of another for one’s own use is pla­gia­rism;  to copy the ideas of two or more oth­ers is research” — for­get where I heard that.  Must have been at least twice. Pla​gia​rism​to​day​.com pub­lished an arti­cle how … Con­tinue read­ing →

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2 Old Men in a Jeep — Green River & Red Rock Country

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Peter Neibert

We’ll meet-up in Green River Town on a day on late May, 2010.  Then the two of us will mount up and head south into the red rock coun­try. First we will revisit the 7000 year old pet­ro­glyphs in Horse­shoe Canyon. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Black Eyed Pete’s Official Portrait

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Peter Neibert

  You should see the other guy. Kent­field, Cal­i­for­nia – Feb­ru­ary 2010 Share/Bookmark

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Desert Shades: Vermilion Cliffs & Chinle Badlands of the Escalante

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Peter Neibert

Spend a month here, an hour at a time.   Morn­ing light, mid­day sun and the sun­down hour change the col­ors and shapes sur­round­ing you in this eroded and haunt­ing wilder­ness. Take High­way 89 to Big Water and turn right:  the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Edit Blog Photos in WordPress Draft – Hint: Use Windows Live Writer

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Peter Neibert

If you use pho­tos in your blogs, you need Win­dows Live Writer (com­bined text edi­tor and photo edi­tor for blogs) — keep read­ing. If you use a Mac for blog­ging, it won’t work for you, stop read­ing. What can you … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Bird Blog for Bob

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Peter Neibert

“Call me Bob,” said Bob, rest­ing on the stern rail beside me. “Hello, Bob,” I said, as more seag­ulls began to gather in the aft wind above us. “Did you ever won­der how some of the birds fol­low a ferry … Con­tinue read­ing →

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