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Quail Query
Who's There? Daily Photo Trying to keep some of his enormous brood alive long enough to pass on his genes, the quail cocks his head looking for predators.
Butt, I'm too Fat: Number One Reason not to go to a Class Reunion
Photo from a Class Reunion "I'm too fat." That was the number one reason my classmates gave for not coming to our class reunion. I know the fear. I've welded…
Petal Pushing: Garden Flowers
Garden Spot Daily Photo Even with smoke in the skies and drought shriveled hills, Garberville gardens glow.
Wildfire Update: July 11
…The Fires are still with us but the firefighters are managing to bring them under control. Evacuation warnings have been lifted for the Cummings and the Leggett area today, July 11. The…
Waterlily in Pink
Waterlily Daily Photo Here is another beautiful lily across the canyon.
Quail
Mama Quail with Cheepers Daily Photo I had trouble shooting through the grass but Mama was so proud of her babies I couldn't resist showing her to you all. She had…
More on the Lightning Fires in Mendocino and Humboldt
…I was so tired when I wrote this last night I forgot to point people to Cristina's blog—especially this post for info about the Red Mountain fire.
More on the Lightning Fires
Photo by Kim Sallaway last night-click to enlarge The numerous Lightning Fires of June 2008 will go down in California history. Kim Sallaway, incredible local photographer, took pictures to commemorate the…
Eel River Cleanup Crew: How One Man Started a Revolution
For over a year garbage has been piling up beside our roads—in nice neat bags suitable for carting to the dump. But it didn't get there all by itself. According…
Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror on the wall What's the newest Blog of all? There is a new Humboldt blog. The Humboldt Mirror—commentary on the Humboldt scene with a political twist and a…
Favorite Views
Sunset with Fence Yesterday, I watched another wonderful sunset from the ridge. It's a view I've seen at least a 1,000 times but I am always aware of how…
Money: Kids get it, Adults don’t—Brooklyn Experiments with the School System
…In an article that appears in the Jan. 26th edition of the NY Post, David Seifman writes that Mayor Bloomberg wants to slash $324 million from the 2009 school budget because it…
I'm Thinking Spring
…The Head was originally created by Fenwick but Gail has kept him adorned in various items over the years (See Humboldt Homestead). I love his thoughtful new look. Photo by Quinn Church
Logs on the Eel River: What do they say about Logging Practices?
The Humboldt Standard January 31, 1958 Fifty years Ago Today The rain pouring down outside melting several inches of snow reminds me of the floods we used to have here in Humboldt…
Blogs: Worth Wading through some Muck?
Modified from a comment on the Times Standards' recent opinion piece. Some people who comment anonymously on blogs misuse the option. Recently Richard Marks on his Samoa Softball blog wrote a beautiful…
Odd
Photo By Jackie Ginn Snowing in Blue Lake? Actually sticking in Fortuna? But, it's raining in Salmon Creek? The world as I know it is standing on its head.
Sometimes in Winter
Sometimes in winter, when I need a reminder of summer, I dive into memories of Three Falls. Clear water pouring into three basins; the best kept secret in Humboldt.
Buttt It Makes Me Smile
I've been leaning towards Obama but not quite as passionately as the girl on YouTube. Warning:this video will not increase your understanding of the issues butttt it will make you…
Meanderings
Easing down from the hills into the flat flood plains of the Eel River doesn’t mean leaving country courtesy behind. The Avenue of the Giants winds through almost frighteningly large Redwood…
Contentment
The night sky shimmers with a spill of dust that trails across the whole sky. The BBQ glows on the patio cupping a smoldering heap of Halloween colors. The potatoes whistle in…
Safe Space
We started a tradition a few years back, the local kids gather at our community school and pile into a car to go trick-or-treating. We live in a very rural…
Pale Parasite
…The fog slid thick long tentacles over the hills and up the creek bed, trees leaned close and trailed claw hands down her shoulders but she was impervious to the atmosphere. The…
If the Costume Fits:A Bit of Storytelling for Halloween
…I was supposed to pull the coat over my head when I went to each door and whisper “trick or treat” through the gap between the buttons. Before I left the car…
Foliage more than Flowers
As I muddle through the middle of my life, I discover I love foliage more than flowers and Fall more than Spring. I aspire to emulate maples which explode in joy and…
Nathan Fillion: Down on his Knees
…Skylar’s Dad, PJ Haarsma (author of The Softwire:Virus on Orbis 1) kindly gave his permission for me to use the shots. In the October 2007 issue of Big Damn Zine…
A Masculine View
…One night, not too long ago, my kindergartener was squatting naked on the bathroom counter examining himself with a pleased expression in the mirror. "Mom! Mom!" Realizing by the sound of his…
Fire in the Heart
Tree Burning During Salmon Creek Fire Brilliant yellow leaves, so saturated in sunlight that they bow—heavy with golden weight, and meadow grasses wet with the first rains, complete each other like…
Almost Dusk on the Day of the Dead
Tomorrow, when sunlight lingers only on the tips of the Yolla Bollie mountains, my small son and I will gather the jack-o-lantern, a crimson candle with a spill of wax…
You Can't Have Just One
Yesterday, the Times Online reported that a British secondary school was conducting an experiment. The administration was tracking students by embedding microchips in their clothing. On the teachers’ computers, the chip provides…
Rain
Responses to rain vary but the first drops on a rural home brings two main reactions. What did I forget to cover, close, or bring in and mmm, I love that smell…