Rolling Dips
Alysia and I spent this weekend at a gathering on a 1600 acre conservation easement within sight of the Pacific Ocean. We turned off the near sea-level road (windy and about 1 1/2 lanes wide) onto a dirt road that … Continued
Year of the Jerk
Floods in Germany and Japan. Record-setting heat domes. Fires in Turkey, Greece, Siberia and all around me in Northern California. Tornadoes in December. I want to describe what I think is happening with ”jerk”, a term used in the last … Continued
Two Girls and the moons of Jupiter
Delighted to report that we have entered a week’s worth of significant rain. Fire season is over. I feel a certain mindset of vigilance, sustained so long that it feels normal, relax and diffuse away. Aaaaahhh… Interestingly, big blue oak … Continued
On the Level with the Galaxy
May 5, 2021 Star Watch – Vega rising, Big Dipper overhead Each “moonth”, I go out to an “away from lights” dark place with a folding chair and sit for several hours, trying to deepen what I see. On May … Continued
Greening the Sinai – Link
Here is a link to an article in the March 20, 2021 issue of The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-biggest-challenge-lack-of-imagination-the-scientists-turning-the-desert-green I pass the article on for several reasons. I love their idea that we need to exercise our imagination more in thinking about … Continued
Winter’s Milky Way
February 4th, 2021 – Leo Rising I’ve been star watching for more than fifty years. But until this week, I had never seen the winter Milky Way – because I had never looked for it. In my mind, the Milky … Continued
Orange Sky
We woke up to that orange sky in Northern California that made national news. We are in far Northern California so our experience was somewhat different than the news. Two days of strong winds had blown all the smoke away … Continued
Picture of The Fit
We had our swamp cooler going on high during a heat wave last week. A swamp cooler requires some partially open windows to allow its cool air to flow through and out the house. Our living room window had been … Continued