Nightfall
Nightfall on the Old Benbow Ranch
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Just Another Sunset
Get your work done. Just another sunset Just another day– nothing spectacular. Yawn and you’ll miss it. Tomorrow–there’ll be another one. Don’t bother pausing. It’s just another. . .
Read moreA Portrait of an Artist
Painting mounted against a Timber Frame Building Based on Botticelli’s Fortitude Artists add color to our tiny rural community. They do so in a myriad of ways that don’t fit into established ideas of great art and “true culture.” For instance, my husband’s stepfather, Mike Robinson, immerses himself in painting reproductions of works deemed “great art.” Sometimes, I’ve heard people
Read moreBakesale
For those who live close, Salmon Creek Community School is having a bake sale. Here’s a picture of mine and my youngest son’s contribution.
Read moreThe Humboldt Homestead: A Second Look
Welcome again to another glimpse of my father-in-law’s beautiful handcrafted homestead. Here he creates art in everyday objects and everyday objects become art. (Part 1 is here)
Read moreSunrise above the Fog
Sunrise above the Fog
Read moreSunrise in the Hills of California
Serenity at Sunrise Sometimes, there are no words.
Read moreMilkmaid: Sweet Herald of Spring
Cardamine californica Fresh and blushing pale pink like an English Milkmaid, Cardamine californica is the first wildflower to bloom on our land. Every year around the middle of February, I find this dainty foreteller of spring. This year, I found it the earlier than ever before. Difficult to photograph, this lovely little flower nestles in light woods and partial
Read moreHoundstongue: 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 moreMirror, 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 humorous spin. “We’re not so far left that we don’t have jobs, and not so far right that we don’t have ethics.” I’m looking forward to reading them.
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