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Grandmother's Gas Stove
Stove Daily Photo Even though the spring on the door of the warming compartment expired with a thud last week and the door on the main oven gapes a little stupidly and…
Hacker Creek Owner Fined $215,000
Pacific Giant Salamander after Hacker Creek Diesel Spill According to an article in today's Time Standard, Albert Tordjman, owner of the Hacker Creek property where a diesel spill of approximately 1000…
Rednecks and Hippies
…Two dollars off of every ticket sold went to benefit the crew and the MC challenged the crowd to donate more at the tip jars. Judging from the answering roar, the team…
Maybe Next Year
Wild Currant Berries Daily Photo Tomorrow lights the horizon like a Harvest Moon and all my Summer days were filled until work gushed over into the nights but … But I didn't…
Attorney General Jerry Brown Provides Medical Marijuana Guidelines
215 Plant In the midst of the latest Federal crackdown on marijuana with Scott Burns, deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, declaring that one of the…
Dragon Heart Tang Soo Do Demonstrates Family Love
…Two of the children are members of the Tang Soo Do Little Dragons (the youngest martial artists) so members of the Tang Soo Do Demo team came up to perform to help…
Understanding Development Plans for Humboldt Hill
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Sanctuary I love the beauty of the Bay. The Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Sanctuary across 101 from College of the Redwoods is a beautiful place alive with wild…
Salmon Creek: A Sturdy Neighborhood
Of Course, I Did It Kaliana Keegan (Fifth Grader and Salmon Creek Resident) Daily Photo Communities provide the poles which allow us to climb. If they are sturdy, individuals have the courage…
To His Coi Mistress: A Frog's Marvelous Vision
…Then you and I shall blissful lie Above the water, below the sky You shall be my lass and I, your lad…. At least, 'til my Wife returns to our lily pad…
Memorial for Josh Sinoway
…The gathering will be an open house from 2-5 at the Sinoway home in Salmon Creek. Finger foods but no alcohol will be served.
Humboldt Musicians' Blog
The one on the right is a local muscian Who is he? In an attempt to harmonize the scattered notes of the Humboldt music scene, a new blog, Humboldt Bands Family Tree…
Found Art, Lost Son
…One neighbor to another, we cupped our hands around the news and gently released bits of broken star from one palm to the next until Posted beside the invitation to a celebration…
Jumping at Three Falls
Jumping from High up on Three Falls Daily Photo In the middle of winter, I think of swimming at Three Falls. Here, Grandsons of some of the Back-to-the-Landers enjoy…
Dell, Hell NO!
"This is Dell, hello." In my nightmares, I'll hear the lilting words echoing down Kafkaesque halls. Forget the actual product (ignore the 3 Dell computers needing service this last month in…
Fuchsia, the Erotic Flower
…They don't much care for the harsh summers and winters here in the Southern Humboldt hills and every year I slaughter an innocent victim or two on the altar of my…
Shooting Stars and Sleep Outs
Sunrise on Sleeping Bag and Boy Dark country skies lay like islands of peace in the sea of artificial light that glitters across most of our continent. Last night, as the last…
Hummingbird in a Butterfly Bush
Draining the Last Drop Daily Photo This little guy and a rival were buzzing in and out of my butterfly bush this afternoon. He has a rather gaunt cranky old man appearance…
Two Hawks and a Snake
…By the time I expanded this photo the hawks were all pixely and the snake looked more like a leather jess than a writhing living being.
Butterfly A-light
Butterfly Alight Daily Photo The poor butterfly was just trying to get a meal but a fellow photographer and I followed him like paparazzi.
Helicopter in Salmon Creek Today
Helicopter A helicopter was buzzing the Swinnockville area of Salmon Creek today at about 2:15 today. What were they looking for?
"We're All Us"
Ben Schill after Last Night's Community Meeting When communities gather together to finally take action on a sore subject, the mood is often angry and aggressive. But, when between 40 and…
Bird's Eye View
Eye to Eye Daily Photo One of the best aspects of my new camera is seeing details of tiny creatures. Look at his eye. Like a perfectly round flower center surrounded by…
Marijuana Industry facing a Bleak Future?
Omens for the marijuana industry have been increasingly bleak of late. Diesel spills have brought attention to the ugly environmental damage that the industry has yet failed to address. Furthermore, what appears…
Dragonfly Closeup
It's a Bug's Life Daily Photo Yes, this is a real dragonfly. It looks plastic though. And what is all that fuzzy white stuff around the neck.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly in the Sun Daily Photo Doesn't it look like a Dragon has just killed the knight and is brandishing his sword in victory?
Building Good Gardeners and Good Characters
Tiger Eye Daily Photo Hillary Clinton said, "It takes a village" and I've seen the truth of that in my own children. Just this Spring, Redway Feed donated pots and plants…
Fawning over Bambi
Fawn Daily Photo Over at Archie's he reminisces about the five scariest scenes in children's movies. He mentions several really terrifying moments (the childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is…
Federal Officers still in Eureka as of Monday
Hanging Around As of this Monday, July 21st, Federal officers were still being seen around the county. Apparently returning from business in the hinterlands, three officers in two vehicles were seen at…
Froggy *%@&*^
The Artist Formerly known as Prince Daily Photo First the King of Jordan comes to our little town, now a prince. It is a struggle to stay on top
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer?
…Last year, Napa put the whole county on alert when inspectors found one adult male in a trap. I've never seen them before in the area. I'm going to have…