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Saving a Stepping Stone
Stepping Stone Daily Photo With the California budget passing, the California Conservation Corps lives for at least another year. This wonderful program that provides a stepping stone for many young people will…
Three Falls
…The recent rains have filled the streams. My middle son, a guest and I hiked about 40 minutes to reach this beautiful place. I took some shots of the middle falls, too…
Plum Pretty
Plum Pretty Daily Photo Coming Attractions Brought to you by the Tree in the Garden Two plum blossoms pose— Promising a plethora Of perfumed petals.
A Change in the Early Dawn
Early Dawn Daily Photo Before the sun rises, witches cast circles of protection around their homes. I caught the last wisps of this mystic rite encircling an ancient tree. Faintly visible to…
Long Shot
Long Shot Daily Photo The large rock on the left thrusting into the blue of beyond is Green Rock, the top corner of our land. In order to get this shot I…
Sunrise on an old Home
…I chopped wet fir on the front porch in freezing cold rain the year we didn't put up enough firewood. Here, I learned to change propane tanks and babies. I was…
Pink and Pretty in Time for Valentine's—Milkmaids Bloom
Milkmaid Daily Photo Fresh and blushing pale pink like an English Milkmaid, Cardamine californica is the first wildflower to bloom on our land. Every year around the middle of February, I find…
Shop Smart —Shop Dumb
Are we being gouged for groceries? When gas rates flew through the roof last summer, so, too, did food prices. Here, in the hinterlands of Humboldt, the price at the pump is…
Tiny Country School Needs More Kids
Bear Buttes with Fog Daily Photo Rising up beside Salmon Creek School, Bear Buttes shoulders aside the clouds in the photo above. Everyday the trees on the mountain provide the clear air…
The Young Prince Grows a Crown or Antlers for Bambi
…The dominant doe in the group usually drives off the young males by the time they are a year and a half old. This litlle Bambi will be in search of his…
Eyes of the Wild: Coyote
Eyes of the Wild Daily Photo Coyotes, dogs' trickier cousins, stay out of sight normally. On calm dark nights. sometimes they are so loud they keep me awake. Seldom seen, I hear…
Cutting the California Conservation Corps: Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish
Aflame Daily Photo From last night's fire far across the canyon The dry conditions this year finally broke late last night but the rain we're getting barely dampens the ground…
Sunrise Delight—The Promise of Rain
Sunrise Daily Photo Red sky in morning Sailors take warning The red sky may be a "warning" but in our present drought the red sky looks like a promise of much needed…
Bear Buttes: An Unfortunate Name for a Handsome Place
Sunset Sky above Bear Buttes Daily Photo In the 1800's, poking through the unexplored (by white skinned types anyway) lands of upper California, a group of fellows came across a sleuth…
666—The Sign of the Beasts
Bird Daily Photo Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge poses seductively by Hwy 101 just opposite College of the Redwoods. Last May, I couldn't resist any longer and wandered along the main…
The Bluebird of Happiness
Male Western Bluebird Daily Photo The Western Bluebird lives here year round. But even in the wilds of Humboldt, their habitat is disappearing and they compete with European Starlings for nesting space…
Tree in the Spotlight
In the Spotlight Daily Photo Frosty morning a few days ago. Notice how the frost on the dark side of the ridge in the foreground and the far side of the creek…
Once There was an Enchanted Castle…
The Enchanted Castle Daily Photo With flags flying and trumpets blowing, the Castle greeted the arrival of the new heir. Hungry, squalid crowds of people gathered at the gates hoping to catch…
Blowing Smoke?: The CNBC/High Times Medicinal Marijuana Slideshow
…1 ounce: $350-400 1 pound: $4000-4500 The high price is probably based on summer deals which are usually higher then after the fall harvest. I would love to hear others…
Inauguration 2009:The Phrase that will be Remembered
Sunrise, Moonset Daily Photo As the sun rises on a new day and a new presidency, the promise President Obama uttered in his first address to the Nation—"…we reject as false…
New Day
New Day Daily Photo Watching the sun rise over the ridge, lighting one tree on fire and then the next, is like watching signal flares carrying good news across the mountains.
Edged with Light
…On that day, the men at the wedding were unable to concentrate on the ceremony because a majestic 5 point buck was resting under a tree less than 50 yards from us…
Lost in the Mist: Marijuana Growers have No Recourse Against Violence
Lost in the Mist Daily Photo Unfortunately, in the midst of the morass of law enforcement, the reason laws were made is often lost. Basically, rules are supposed to create safety for…
National Day of Service/National Year of Service
…road and we hope to do more over the next coming weeks. We pulled three bags of trash (the vast majority came from beer bottles and cans!) from that short stretch. Yes…
The Lost Nest Monster
The Lost Nest Monster Daily Photo Dinosaurs didn't die off. I've seen this one rising from the waters.
The Nikon Naiad's Song:Saved from Drowning by my Camera
The Fog Also Rises Daily Photo The Nikon Naiad's Song When morning light throws golden nets Across the splash of Humboldt fog Fishing for creatures of the night, They scatter — Slipping…
Frosty Maple Leaves
Edged with Winter Daily Photo Leaves edged with Winter in the morning Rinsed by this unseasonable sun, Return to russet by noon. I wish she would work her magic on my hair.
Sunrise
Eastern Star Daily Photo When you get up early, the morning gives you a gift.
Splashed with Sunshine
Splashed with Sunshine: Sunrise at the Lone Maple Daily Photo
Sunrise on Frosty Meadows
Sunrise on Frosty Meadows Daily Photo The next few mornings should be as beautiful as this. Take advantage of it because the rain will probably set in with a vengence afterwards.