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.
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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.
Read moreBefore the sun sets A tree trails a finger Across the sky
Read moreSlide 2006 Robert Gribi carrying gas (sorry for the quality of the pic) Outside another storm spills water across the roads. The wind is temporarily tangled in the trees and not rushing frantically about but the weather forecast predicts a wild day here on the North Coast. We had 4 inches of rain in the last 24 hours and more
Read moreWhat in town makes leaving this worthwhile?
Read moreFog and frost on Sunnyside Well worth the cold fingers. Want to go for a walk?
Read moreWe’ve been making them this way for over ten years. Each woman takes some fabric, a piece of muslin with the sizes marked out, and creates a mini masterpiece. Then these squares are sewn together and quilted to make a full sized blanket- the resulting creation gives us a chance to be a part of something bigger. We are all
Read moreThey halted our demolition of a building temporarily–two fledglings huddled in a mud and grass nest. But, when the mother hadn’t returned by the next day and the babies were peeping furiously, I was elected to raise them. Actually, the rest of my husband’s family humored me. In this heat, without a mother, they considered the two birds dead meat
Read moreA burst of birds and Frantic wings! Then juxtaposed against that noise– a shush, a hush . And in the disquieted quiet, Oak groves Plead their branches to the sun. Yet, still, The storm Comes.
Read moreShh! It’s a secret! The Coyote Brush blooms this time of year. Most people hole up in their houses to hide from the rain about now and don’t know that this native shrub flowers in the late fall to early winter. Hang on to your seats. I’m using a big word. The plants are dioecious which means there are both
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