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Photos from the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael
American River at Effie Yeaw Nature Center shows off a strong current in March 2016.
Through the process of elimination, it seemed like a good idea yesterday to visit Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael. It’s one of those places you know is there, and maybe you’ve been there before, but it slips out of your memory banks. Then, after a visit you’re kicking yourself as to why you don’t go there more often. Even a busy Sacramento Realtor needs to get in touch with nature every so often, just to stay grounded, in touch with what’s really important in life, which I’ve come to understand is life itself.
We first had planned to drive up to Daffodil Hill. We called and they said all the flowers were crushed by our recent rainstorms. Well, Daffodil Hill is 50 miles away, more than an hour from Land Park in the foothills. A closer spot to observe nature would be the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, between Davis and West Sacramento. Also closed, due to flooding. Although that’s not from rain. That’s from opening the weirs and allowing excess water to flow into it because it is a . . . Bypass.
I list and sell a lot of homes in Carmichael, but I never stop by the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. It’s so close, too. It took me forever to print out the trail map, for some reason, and then I left it at home on my printer. It’s emblem is the acorn woodpecker, which is an interesting looking bird (oh, aren’t they all?). Big round eyeballs, with a bandit mask around its face, white stripes on its black wings and a red Yarmulkeh on its head. We found many acorn woodpeckers but since I also left my Canon Sureshot at home, I didn’t capture any photos of those.
What did startle me was a deer who appeared out of nowhere on our trail, then hopped off like a rabbit through the fields to meet up with the rest of the deer off yonder by the Valley Oak trees. Butterflies flitting about. There are rattlesnakes, a poisonous type, so the signs caution that you should not go off the path, like rattlesnakes know where to go, but they do tend to stay away from people. Wild turkeys also run free, gobbling and chit-chatting as they tromp about so defiantly.
Below are photos I shot with my iPhone during our journey on the trails and to the American River at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Some, obviously, were taken indoors in the education center. I tried to get the kestrel and owl in photos but they were not cooperating, and it’s tough shooting through glass.
Otter with Crab at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Wild turkey at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Beaver chipping away at wood at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Deer running through the grass at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael.
Male mallard duck on the American River banks of the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Hiking path, one of many, at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California, features acorn woodpeckers.
Your Carmichael Realtor Presents Another Home for Sale
Your Carmichael Realtor presents 6919 Lincoln Avenue in Carmichael.
There is no time in my day to get geared up over the New Hampshire Primary when I’ve got a new listing for a home in Carmichael to market. This Carmichael Realtor has been busy. Although, I must say that we can blame Saturday Night Live now for seeing Larry David anytime we spot Bernie, and not really the nice side of Larry David but more the other, which isn’t really fair to the old guy but c’est la vie. True, check out Bern Your Enthusiasm on Hulu at the Rolling Stone. I’m not always in tune with what’s going on in the world, though, when I’m focusing on listing homes in Carmichael, or anywhere in Sacramento for that matter.
This was evident when I sped away from the home in Carmichael yesterday afternoon on my way to another listing when I noticed the outside temperature registered on my dashboard at 75 degrees. Whoa. That explained why I wasn’t immediately chilled when I left the house. It explained why the Mercedes convertible next to me at the light was not a new vehicle yet the top was down. It explained why the woman pushing a stroller on the sidewalk was wearing a tank top. All these peripheral things that lightly land on my brain and flit away, unexplained.
My new listing for this Carmichael Realtor is a three-bedroom, two-bath, single-story ranch style home built in 1973. You remember 1973, right? Cover of the Rolling Stone from Dr. Hook. No joke. Another Rolling Stone reference. I heard that song flow through my head as I stared at the original tiled floor in the entryway. It is sort of figure-eight-shaped, in immaculate condition. They don’t produce tile like that anymore. In fact, the whole floor plan is open and flows well from room to room, more than 1,800 square feet.
Directly in front as you enter is the formal living room, and off to the right is a separate family room, dining area and the kitchen. The seller has an amazing Yamaha piano — pristine polished condition, with felt laid over the keys — which he would like to sell. It’s in the huge family room, along with the raised brick fireplace. He may hold an estate sale prior to moving. All of the bedrooms are large and filled with light. You’ll find a covered patio in the back, through the newly installed dual pane slider.
The home is located in Stollwood Estates and is close to the Glen Oaks Swim and Tennis Club. Rolling lawns, lush landscaping, beautiful trees and well maintained homes. 6919 Lincoln Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, is exclusively offered by Lyon Real Estate and your Carmichael Realtor Elizabeth Weintraub, at $359,000. For more information or a private showing, call 916.233.6759.
Cat Playing Piano and Listing Homes in Sacramento
A cat playing piano would happen all the time in our house if we had a piano.
People imagine that my husband and I spend inordinate amounts of time entrenched in serious conversations about consequential, essential issues facing society but we are very content to watch a cat playing piano, if you want to know the truth. In fact, a discussion over breakfast last week involved if our 3 cats played in a band, which instruments would they play? He says Jackson the Ragdoll would play a saxophone, but as laid back as he is, I envision him playing bass guitar. Jackson loves rubber bands, or as people from Minnesota refer to those things: binders.
Pica the Ocicat, on the other hand, would play a bass drum. He’s got the big paws to do it, and isn’t fast enough due to age and diabetes for the snare drum. Tessa would play everything else. Simultaneously. She’s like an ADD cat. Her favorite composer is Trent Reznor. Or maybe Dave Grohl. And that’s what it felt like yesterday as I balanced the number of phone calls coming in from potential clients wanting to list homes in the Sacramento area. Like a cat playing piano. It’s taxing, but doable.
We have no control in the Sacramento real estate business how fast and furious the business pops in. People have their own time schedules, and we, as Realtors, simply adjust to those schedules. It seems like yesterday was a break in the dam of Sacramento home listing trickles, though. We have such low inventory in Sacramento. I checked out a few homes in West Sacramento (only a few minutes from my home in Land Park), have another home in Carmichael to list on Monday, a condo in Arden coming up, and a single family home in Elk Grove.
I focused so intently on finishing the comparative market analysis for each that I spaced out my usual eyedrops, which meant my husband had to pluck my fried contact lenses off my eyeballs before bed. See, this is an excellent reason to be married.
And speaking of bedtime, I spotted a Beatles Yellow Submarine comforter at Target in the paper this morning. Instant craving. Yes, I love this comforter. While I enjoy the calming Ethiopian influence inherent in our bedspread, what better way to ensure interesting dreams than by crawling under a Yellow Submarine comforter? Perhaps the comforter could induce a dream involving a cat playing piano? We all have our diversions that keep us sane.
Carmichael Pool Home Near Maddox Ranch is Open Sunday
1738 Mission Av, Carmichael, CA
Some of my very favorite listings are pool homes in Carmichael. It’s like almost a given that if you have a good-sized lot with a lot of trees in Carmichael, you need to have a pool, because otherwise how does it explain the fact that I happen to list and sell a lot of pool homes in Carmichael? This home is exceptional as well because the interior has been updated and remodeled, and there’s also an addition, which greatly increased the square footage to more than 1,900 square feet, according to the refinance appraisal I received from Golden1.
Dining room at 1738 Mission Av.
The home was built in 1957, which means there are hardwood floors in many rooms. Although, there is a mix of flooring throughout which lends to its captivating appeal. You’ll find stone and tile, new flooring in the kitchen plus super lush carpeting in the dining and living room. A cool feature in the dining room is the second fireplace, which burns a flame through tiny pieces of glass. The brick fireplace is raised to eye level when seated at the dining room table.
On a contrasting note, there is a fireplace in the living room, which is surrounded by granite. You’ll find a water feature in the master suite on the wall, plus a faux fireplace, and the master has access to the newly built back-yard covered patio. The baths are remodeled, and the guest bath has a vessel sink.
Sun room at 1738 Mission Av
Off the dining room is a step-down sunroom, with a built-in bar. The bar has enough shelving to accommodate a large liquor collection, plus there is a built-in wine refrigerator. That room provides a scenic view of the back-yard pool, including hanging pendants, a ceiling fan, French doors and a wall of glass.
You will absolutely love the back yard — the minute you walk in the front door, all eyes are focused on the back yard view. It’s like being on vacation all the time. The sellers have put a lot of effort into making the yard a paradise, and it’s evident. In addition to the covered patio, there is a raised composite deck with a newly installed spa, which has lights and stereo. The water feature illuminates from all sides and glows in a brilliant orange. On a warm day, like the day I was there, the shimmering pool made me want to jump into the water with all of my clothes on.
View from raised deck of pool
Come on out between 2:00 and 4:00 on Sunday, June 28, 2015, to tour and perhaps buy this magnificent Carmichael pool home. 1738 Mission Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, is offered exclusively by your Carmichael Realtor, Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate at $459K. Call my team member Barbara Dow for a private tour: 916.761.7398. We also invite you to watch a virtual tour of this beautiful home on Mission Avenue.
