When I grew up, we had a kind of adage that if one were to be bucked off a horse, one should get right back up on it again. It makes a bit of psychological sense. We have many bad... Continue Reading →
Continuing in my dearth of new blogs, I thought I'd reblog this, revised and with a few different photos - including one I just took on my visit to my families back east. It is one of my earliest posts,... Continue Reading →
Reposting this from 2 years ago. This is Charlotte - Charlie for short. She is a female daddy longlegs spider, aka cellar spider, family Pholcidae. I've been watching her since she was a tiny spiderling who happened to show up... Continue Reading →
There have been lots of interesting things going on since I have come back to Michigan to visit family. Some are sad and some are not. I figured I'd just repost something from a couple years ago. Won't be returning... Continue Reading →
I was out here last time August of 2018, almost a year ago. Since then, we had a normal winter. What an incredible change has set in! We had an unusually cool stretch in mid-July so I thought I'd head... Continue Reading →
Ok, so with all the excitement over the LA World Naked Bike Ride it was also World Naked Hiking Day. Can't do both at the same time so the next decent day I went out to the Alder Creek Trail.... Continue Reading →
The hot temperatures we are having right now made me long for the coolness of the High Sierra. I didn't make it up there nearly as often as I wanted. October 2007 is one of the few times I did.... Continue Reading →
Another hike down Piru Creek. I love this hike but since last winter it has become a bit rough. Trees have fallen, rocks have slid and huge amounts of greenery have sprung up. I park at the usual gate. The... Continue Reading →
