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January 15, 2022
The Elephant in the Room
Ok, it’s been awhile, but here’s a subject that I’ve avoided directly addressing because it’s so controversial (for some reason). In fact, everybody is nervously not seeing it. The elephant in the room. Wow! There’s almost 8,000,000,000 of us on this planet! We have stop growing for the earth’s and other species sake! Consider, it […]
January 21, 2021
Sunrise!
Though I like sunsets (and who doesn’t like photos of them) and long thought of ’em as my favorite time of day, I’ve always enjoyed the freshness of mornings. Especially in the last several years. The newness. The hope. In general, new and younger things in nature just kind of seem more cheerful to be […]
August 8, 2020
San Luis Obispo – A Vanishing Way of Life
The pace of change in today’s world is truly astounding. Who could have predicted 100 years ago, when electricity was pretty much brand new in homes, where we’d be today? Wow! Think of all the changes. Computers, the Internet and all that goes with it, including Email, Skype, Social Media, Google, YouTube, Amazon.com, 5G, Smartphones, […]
August 6, 2020
Bob Reynolds: An Infectious Good Nature
I was saddened to read of Robert E. Reynolds* death today. He has a long legacy that will be very hard for someone to fill. I learned about it via the Desert Symposium website. Though I am obviously interested in the Barstovian, and other such happy, peaceful times, I am utterly dwarfed by Bob. Bob […]
April 21, 2020
On The Beach
No, not the science fiction, although it’s certainly an Apocalyptic feeling time. This was this morning. Feast your eyes because I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it this empty. Usually, there’s cars all over it. Ruddy and I almost got hit by a zooming RV (coming from behind us), of all things, here once. It […]
April 15, 2020
Walking in the shade of the Laurel
Took another hike today. I think that shelter-in-place might be our undoing. The United States, that is. Americans have a hard time staying cooped up. Especially western Americans. Especially in the spring. When you see green grass growing, smell the flower’s blooming and hear the birds singing, you gotta get out. One of the bottom […]
April 2, 2020
Wild Swings of SLO
I’ve seen these swings on various hikes around SLO and wanted to share them with you. What can I say, its a college town. Click to enlarge. Now to find the famous Serenity Swing! — And here it is!
July 29, 2018
The Serengeti (of North America)
Took a trip recently to Yellowstone National Park with my daughter. While we hike regularly in our own area of the central coast of California, and always have a lovely time, it’s also almost always a lonely, silent peregrination wildlife-wise. Thats thanks to hunters. Wild animals that are hunted, learn to fear people and, thus, […]
April 12, 2018
Island Life
I’ve always loved islands. In fact, when we were about 7 or so, my brother and I tried to run away to one. We’d seen them in picture books and were inspirited. We didn’t get too far, of course. But that didn’t stop our loving them. I have been to Hawaii (twice), but that seems […]
