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Wildflowers after the Rain
Wildflowers after the Rain
Buckeye in a Rainy Meadow
Buckeye in a Rainy Meadow Frequent Photo Buckeye trees must be the bonzais larger cousin. When Humboldt rains trickle over the landscape, Japan seems like a close relative, too. Sometimes looking at…
Walk on the Wild Side with Beef from the Creek
…The young beef grazes on the knee deep green clover that splashes over the hills in the Spring. The local tall grasses have had time to plump the grains which makes the…
Heavy with Child
Heavy with Child Frequent Photo This time of year, the whole earth always reminds me of the bibical phrase "she was heavy with child." Both plants and animals are producing young. ———————————————————————————- This…
Getting all your Bucks in a Row
Bucks in a Row Frequent Photo From the ridge along our property a row of bucks gaze warily at my border collie and I.
Young Buck in Spring Grass
Young Buck in Spring Grass Sunset just South of Schoolhouse Meadow Frequent Photo As the sun set, a handful of young bucks with velvet nubs watched me watch them. Delighted, my little…
Yesterday's Shadows
Yesterday's Shadows Sunrise at the Old House Frequent Photo ——————————————— Yesterday's shadows like vampires crowd beneath the trees trembling in fear of day which with one golden ray touches dark souls…
Foxgloves at Sunset
…A shallow little creek trailed slowly beside the road, its banks lush with growing things. Most plants were natives but some were feral creatures which escaped from settlers’ gardens. One of the…
Richardsons Grove:Widening Our Minds / Widening Our Roads?
Albino Redwood Twig From Avenue of the Giants Frequent Photo Redwood needles aren't always green. And environmentalists sometimes don't have their facts straight. For those of us who consider ourselves…
Curious About Martial Arts?
Concentration Photo of Eli Whipkey by me Masters, black belts and baby dragons—martial artists from around the United States are coming to Southern Humboldt tomorrow for a Tang Soo Do tournament…
Marijuana in the Raw
Marijuana in the Raw
Blue Dick—Pretty Awful Name for a Very Pretty Flower
Blue Dick Frequent Photo With a name like this, these poor flowers probably spend half their life at the counsler's office.
Dew you like Spiderwebs?
Undewly Beautiful Frequent Photo A-drip With dew and arrayed like the sun
Only in Humboldt: Sheriff Trucks Loaded with Marijuana
Sheriff Truck Loaded Photo by Joyce Benton Taken YesterdaySeveral months ago (oops)at the Fernbridge Cafe Yesterday, local resident Joyce Benton chanced upon a true Humboldt moment—two sheriffs' trucks fully loaded…
Tiger Moth in His Hand
In His Hand Frequent Photo In a sense, we've all got the whole world in our hands. We can crush it and ourselves or we can wonder at its beauty and…
All the King's Horses: Part 2
Taped down to the board with two neck braces. (This one makes me cry) More photos below the fold. In case you missed, the story here. Ambulance man, Malachi and me through…
All the King's Horses: Malachi's Accident
…Where is the ambulance? After the blood, Matt and Kevin call the helicopter. And then we drive to a place not far but where the medivac can land. Somehow the ambulance finds…
Shedding Skin: A Blue Eyed Snake
Temporary Blue Eyes Frequent Photo Have you ever seen a snake with blue eyes? As the creature gets ready to shed, its skin loosens over the eye (and the rest of the…
Full Moon over Bear Buttes
May's Milk Moon Frequent Photo The moon rises over Bear Buttes. Tomorrow is the actual date of May's full moon but tonight awed our family. Tomorrow night ought to be…
Frog:Some Bathroom Humor
Being a Peeping Tom is a Draining Experience Frequent Photo Did it take a moment for the title to sink in? I hope the Bathroom humor doesn't dampen your mood. I…
Cat's Ears
Cat's Ears Calochortus elegans Frequent Photo The bulb of this pretty little flower is edible. It likes shallow clay soil that dries out completely during the summer. I wanted to show…
Young Buck in Spring Woods
Don't Move or I'll Run Frequent Photo The joy of surprising a young buck in the spring woods is doubled when you have a camera.
Right as Rain
Right as Rain Freequent Photo Driving to town twice yesterday, I was amazed at how swiftly the waters rose under the inch or so of rain we got. After the drought fears…
Diogenes' Lanterns
Diogenes' Lantern Daily Photo They grow on the lower slopes in well drained light woods. Along Highway 101, there is a delicate stand of them between Sylavandale and the Redway Exit but…
Dutch Iris and Poppies
Dutch Iris with Poppies Daily Photo My garden just before the rain—which I'm loving but I expect a little less dazzle right afterwards.
Stems and Buds: Marijuana in the News
Castoffs Because I'm following Marijuana news so as to be informed for articles I write for Humboldt Grow, I find, or people send me, interesting pieces all the time. Here is…
It is Spring and Redwood Sorrel Blooms in Humboldt Parks
Redwood Sorrel Daily photo I can never get very far from Humboldt because in May the Redwoods become places of enchantment—magical forests that make other places pale by comparison. (Trying out…
Trash is a Weighty Matter…but is it Art?
Trash is a Weighty Matter Daily Photo “The idea came from not wanting to throw things away…Country dumps are [miles from rural homes] and we were not wanting to add to…
CalFire on Salmon Creek Checking for Fire Breaks
With last year's fires still on everyone's minds and this year's drought worrying everyone, the fact Calfire is out checking Salmon Creek residences today shouldn't surprise anyone. Apparently…
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink Daily Photo Sylvandale whispers of women in long pink dresses planting saplings and dreaming of grandchildren eating the fruit.