Happy equinox! The day and night are roughly equal today. However, that's isn't the true definition of an equinox. The actual equinox is the instant the earth's rotational axis is perpendicular to a line connecting the center of the Earth... Continue Reading →
So I thought I'd let a few other good people talk instead. How about Life? I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. Goethe I... Continue Reading →
The guest house in the back is once again occupied. Mourning doves must multiply fast! This tells me there's a high natural chick mortality rate. Looks like another brood of chicks is be on the way. She's been there for... Continue Reading →
Checked the nest today and the chicks have flown. Mom and Pop are still hanging out nearby watching and calling. The youngsters are hiding in the trees nearby and staying quiet. Mom would be the two-tone bird and Pop would... Continue Reading →
We have a mourning dove nest on a shelf in our open patio. A while ago I noticed this mourning dove nesting in a basket on a shelf under the awning behind our house. For weeks she did not seem... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/17fK6PHMCC8 The summer solstice begins on June 20, 2021 at roughly 11:33 pm Eastern and lasts 24 hours. You could legitimately call either the 20th or 21st Nude Hiking Day. Since the 20th is a Sunday with the potential of... Continue Reading →
Every now and then a deputy patrols the parking for the day use area. Given the title, you can guess what's ahead. NSFW. Piru Creek is the only reliable flowing water for many miles. One of my favorite haunts. Memorial... Continue Reading →
I am NOT going all the way to Redrock Mountain. Red is my trail, mostly down the center of the creek. The red is from 2016. Those blue lines are how the trail was recorded in 2013. Click on any... Continue Reading →
If you aren't a nudie like me, this probably won't be that interesting. And might be slightly NSFW. This is the AllTrails map of the hike we decided on. Just extend that red line south to where it meets Indian... Continue Reading →
