Houndstongue: Yearning for Spring
Yearning for Spring Houndstongue has begun unfurling in the hills. Named for its fuzzy leaves, it has beautiful flowers similar to Forget-me-nots.. Sometimes folk are too literal when bestowing labels.
Read moreNews, nature, and community throughout the Emerald Triangle
Yearning for Spring Houndstongue has begun unfurling in the hills. Named for its fuzzy leaves, it has beautiful flowers similar to Forget-me-nots.. Sometimes folk are too literal when bestowing labels.
Read moreSunset 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 blessed I am that it is part of my life. Today, my blog reaches 15,000 page views–small by most standards but big by mine. I love the people I have “met.”
Read moreFeel like immersing yourself in nature but don’t feel like getting wet or exhausted? Then the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge ( sometimes that link is down so try this one) is the place to go for a short jaunt. The Shore Loop trail is only1.7 miles of flat and well-maintained grass and gravel. Thousands of birds wheel and call
Read moreThe Thinker Doubles his Efforts San Francisco may have Rodin but we have Gail Crosby. One of my favorite local artists has added a thoughtful new touch to a favorite Salmon Creek icon. 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
Read morePussy Willow This Bud’s for You!
Read moreSnow scattered on Bear Butte Feb. 3 2008 The threatened 4-6 inches of snow passed us by and yesterday’s 3 inches has mostly melted but it is still sleeting off and on. At least, Touch and I were able to get out for a walk.
Read moreSnow scattered on Bear Butte Feb. 3 2008 The threatened 4-6 inches of snow passed us by and yesterday’s 3 inches has mostly melted but it is still sleeting off and on. At least, Touch and I were able to get out for a walk.
Read moreFirst: The Natural World The Back to the Land movement in the late sixties and early seventies was a whole culture in itself. Many Humboldt old timers laugh (and rightly so) at the shanties put up by the foolish newcomers. But the greenhorns had a great deal in common with the old pioneers who first settled here. Many were hard
Read moreEven dancing on frozen fragments of sky, Little boys Prefer to Barely tiptoe Rather than Thrust wiggly toes into stiff shoes.
Read morePhoto 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.
Read more