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One of the finest family diners in Northern California, along Hwy 395 north. Has been closed many years now. It was a hub of the Litchfield/Lassen County ranching community, local gossip, home-cooked meals, hungry-man breakfasts, endless pouring of black coffee, friendly faces and hard-workin' people. The kind of place where the locals have their own coffee cups hanging on a wall-rack in the diner. Where biscuits-n-gravy are a specialty. Where the hats are dusty, boots dirty, and cow dogs wait patiently in the parked trucks out front.

I have lived in Plumas County since 1977. It is a place so steeped in nature and wildlife, that every day, every view, is a photographic opportunity. Photography captures and freezes moments in time that would otherwise be missed, or compressed by our brains into the daily mash of life. Whether I am capturing wildlife, birds, clouds, water, landscapes, stars, flowers, even people... the excitement comes in savoring a singular moment in time... often these moments occur faster than our vision can record... or we simply overlook the beauty of a sunset or cloud... but the photograph brings us into mindful presence instantly. I am drawn to color, texture, contrast, and visual drama of all sorts. In fact I am so distracted by visual...