Thursday, April 25, 2024

Hello Hawaii

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Fresh off the plane from San Francisco , we drive into the hellscape of Kauai: surf, coconuts, and beautiful birds. Yes, those are baby co...

Waiting for a Meal to Fly In

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Cooper’s Hawk waiting for a dove on the back fence of the row house that we are staying at in downtown San Francisco. No doubt waiting fo...

California Gull

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A rather boring , if descriptive, name.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Golden Gate Bridge Under Construction, 1934

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The steel came from Baltimore , already primed this color.  They decided they liked the color, and kept it.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Dogs Ran Up the Hill

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I landed in San Francisco yesterday. Lovely city.  I am staying a short walk from the corner of Haight and Ashbury, and it’s a short bike ri...
Monday, April 22, 2024

Harmony With a Friend

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Sunday, April 21, 2024

Police Are the Face of Weaponized Fascism

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Hole Boring Bit

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The bore on this bit was big enough to drill a hole through rock big enough for a SUV to drive down.
Friday, April 19, 2024

Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

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Bee smoker with locally-sourced, vegan, ethically harvested, fair-trade, and artisanal pine needles and cones used as smoker fuel.  Yes, th...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Jimmy Stewart and Beau

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"The truth is that it's just really hard for me to get to sleep without a dog in my bedroom. It's funny about that. I once had ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Good Dog!

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Release the Hounds!

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

He Sacrificed His Weekend For You

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Monday, April 15, 2024

My Grandson In The Hellscape of California

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Mass Killing of Owls for Direct Mail Lies

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I wish Perry Plumart were still alive. Back when I worked at the National Audubon Society, Perry — the Legislative Director — came down the ...
Saturday, April 13, 2024

The Real Lassie Story They Never Tell

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Friday, April 12, 2024

My Ideal Bathroom

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Cut to La Chase

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From: The Independent (London), January 10, 1999 BY: Jeremy Clarke ———————————— To prove the mettle of British dogs, Jeremy Clarke sent a sm...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Three On One

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Hot Fight by Carl Reichert (Austrian,1836-1918)
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Installing Bees in Two Hives

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I picked up my bees last night. It was warm today, so perfect. I transferred two 5-frame nuclear hives into the 10-frame box. Not a sti...
Monday, April 08, 2024

Arthritis Won One

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Arthritis got me yesterday . I’ve got limited mobility in my hips, which does not impact walking, but makes it difficult for me to get my le...

Biking With the Wee Wolves to the Bluebells

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Sunday, April 07, 2024

Wee Man in California

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Saturday, April 06, 2024

Vultures Among the Sheep

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As I passed a small sheep pasture near the house, I spied a very large number of Black Vultures —perhaps 30 — on the ground among the sheep...

All Hail the Queen of Surf

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AS SOME OF YOU may know , I am a devotee of Galactus, destroyer of worlds, whose one true emissary is the Silver Surfer. I am now thrilled t...

Imagine There Is No God

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A rabbi was asked by one of his students “Why did God create atheists?” After a long pause, the rabbi finally responded with a soft but s...
Friday, April 05, 2024

Woodland Treasure

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I went out to dig the last 25 holes for the tree slips coming next week, and after digging the holes, I set out a quart of cracked corn for...
Thursday, April 04, 2024

Feeding the Bees

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I am making fondant to feed the bees that should be arriving in a week or so.   The small “nuclear” hives that I will be receiving will gr...
Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Digging Lots of Holes

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  I’ve got 75 small native tree slips coming by mail from the state arboretum: 25 Blackhaw Viburnums, 25 white Dogwoods, and 25 Beautyberry...
Tuesday, April 02, 2024

Ed Sayres Will Do Anything For a Dollar

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Back in 2015 I wrote: The former president of the ASPCA is now a lobbyist for the puppy mill industry. Yes, that's right: Ed Sayres, th...

Bring Out Your Dead

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Feeding Creatures

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Cracked corn for the deer , Purina for the four dogs, and sunflower seeds for the seed-eating birds.  Soon, I will be adding a bag of white ...

No Name Needed

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Monday, April 01, 2024

Bald Eagle Nest at the Dairy

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