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Humboldt: Where the Handouts Come from Surprising Places
Jim Kemp (family photo) Visitors to the Humboldt area frequently have encounters that shift their world view. After reading my last post, my handsome and dapper engineer uncle, who while raised here…
Money Laundering in Humboldt
…They get up in the morning, throw their dirty clothes into large green garbage bags, and carry the whole thing to town in the back of their big brand new 4 wheel…
Early Morning
Rising Fog Daily Photo When the morning looks like this, in an hour or so the fog will flood the hills—first it will pour in, then, lay like still, dark water…
Autumn's Avenue
Autumn Daily Photo People come from all over the world to view our towering redwoods on the Avenue of the Giants but here, at the Southern entrance, the nearly defunct hamlet of…
California Buckeye
Dewy Buckeye Daily Photo Smooth, golden, and hard this tangerine sized seed results from the sweet smelling buckeye flower and seems like a delightful cross between an apple and a nut. But…
Autumn Color, Summer Creature
Autumn Color, Summer Creature Daily Photo Perhaps it was the summery weather but this tiny tired creature timewarped from last season into my Autumn garden yesterday.
Falling Leaf
Falling Leaf Daily Photo Finding serenity watching the leaves fall.
Earthquake
Beneath the Moon A hard earthquake just shook Humboldt County (9:45 Saturday November 15th). It lasted about 20 seconds but didn't do any harm up here. It was centered in…
First Rays
Daily Photo As the first rays of sun this morning strike The Lone Maple, autumn leaves catch fire.
We Take What We Can Get
My Child Daily Photo Guest Photographer is (fittingly enough) my child, Clay Church Struggling to appreciate your sometimes less than stellar offspring? Perhaps this bumper sticker might do the trick. This parent…
Survivalist Anonymous, A Common but Intriguing Creature from the Humboldt Hills
Shy Daily Photo Though not as rare as their sightings would have you believe, the Humboldt County survivalists are shy birds. They prefer to keep their name out of print. Since I…
Spring Spreads under Autumn's Trees
Fog behind the Rolling Hill Daily Photo As most of the remote Humboldt homesteads' know, spring slips green flannel sheets over these hills even while Autumn still makes heaping golden mounds out…
Lilac Leaves
Leaves in Light Daily Photo Before the storm, Lilac stems clasped each other like skydivers soaring through the air but now the wind has tossed them across the driveway and their chutes…
Rainbow at Sunrise
…I should have been cleaning but, instead, I slipped out the front door and saw this. The heavens like a cheerful neighbor waved a greeting this morning and I thought I'd…
Peace inside a Foggy Ridge
The Edge of the World Daily Photo In a very literal sense this is the edge of my world. On mornings when I slip out of the house to take photographs, I…
Bridging the Divide
Bridging the Divide
Storm Light on the Lone Maple
Storm Light on the Lone Maple
Quailing before His Might
His Majesty': Quail Before his Might Daily Photo The Napolean of the Avian world struts down a gravel road.
Happy Day of the Dead and World Vegan Day—What a Combo!
Meating the Dead Daily Photo Today is the start of celebrations for both the Day of the Dead and World Vegan Day. Somehow I'm worried that my Vegan friends may never…
October Sunrise a la Halloween
Capturing the Sun Daily Photo Follow my line of thought here. It's convoluted but I'll try and keep it simple. Halloween =Scary + Fun Scary=Evil-trying-to-get-me. Thus…
Sunrise
Sunrise over a Fog Cover Daily Photo Yesterday, the sun didn't want to get up either. Snuggled down under a blanket of fog and pillowed against the clouds, it lingered on…
Jack-o-lantern
The Spiderlight Chronicles Daily Photo And only 3 more days 'til Halloween. (Maybe If I buy the candy now it will actually last til Halloween!)
Bone Berry Gonna Get Ya
Bone Berries Daily Photo "Bone Berry gonna get ya" the rasp of her rough voice flicked like a cat's tongue over my already raw nerves. Staring into the shallow creek bed…
It's a Gas: Prices keep Dropping
…The economic mess has helped reduce the price to almost tolerable levels. UPDATE: Kim Sallaway, local photographer, tells me that the Shell station has dropped Regular to $2.99/gallon!
Anger Unveiled at Alleged Police Brutality
…Dave Mako holding his own sign explained,"All across the country police are abusing people, especially latinos and blacks…whites, too. The poor are hit especially hard." The group surrounding the courthouse…
October Morning
October Morning Daily Photo October Morning Autumn uncurls onto corduroy cushions Pinning clouds between the shoulder of her sky and the rolling rounds of mounding Humboldt hills— while grass lays wrinkles in…
Unusually Large Police Presence
…This large number far surpasses the normal 1 or 2 seen on this stretch of road. Yesterday, a rumor of a drug bust in the Garberville area was heard but no actual…
Berry Important Identification
Strand of Berries Daily Photo These beautiful striped berries turn red around the beginning of October. I know I should know what they are…but I don't. Help?
Simply Enjoying Life
Heading Home Daily Photo Holding eggs from his son's chickens and popcorn from his own garden in one large hand, Wayne carefully navigates the curving Salmon Creek road with the other…
Humboldt Grass
The Golden Grass of Humboldt Daily Photo We needed one last look back at the warm grasses of September because cool weather is sending foggy tendrils into the valleys and even over…