One of the ubiquitous plants in the San Gabriel Mountains is Poison Oak. When my girls were young we often went hiking and playing in the stream and I tried to teach them in a simple way what they nee...Read More
Lauren S, Simon B, Lillian B and Elizabeth C Looking good in a 1920’s way. A great photo by Paula B. Which reminds me Nurit and I went to see Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s new film. ...Read More
I’ve been taking some pictures of the flora (trees, flowers and plants) nearby. Focusing on the beauty you can see helps to offset the “June gloom” of the weather. See backyard s...Read More
NEW WORD ALERT II Moanback: What you yell to the person backing the pickup truck down the boat ramp. Usually accompanied by random gesticulating. Example: “Moanback Billybob…Moanback. Ho...Read More
NEW WORD ALERT! Sofalizing: Visiting “friends” from the comfort of your couch via laptop. I love Facebook but Facebook has given the term “friend” a new meaning....Read More
The announcement card for the opening of the Changing Boundaries Map Exhibit at the Arizona Historical Society Museum in Tucson: Reverse: It is on Wednesday June 8 at 5:00 pm. The exhibit is at the mu...Read More
A gate from India in a vaguely Mediterranean looking house in Altadena, California. The man door at the bottom is about five feet high. Pay attention. Beauty is everywhere....Read More
This is one of the backyard scuba stories I love so much. Nurit and I took Missy the Brave for a walk last weekend in the Chapman Woods area about a mile south of here. We started walking in the n...Read More
We were a little late planting our garden this year. Lillian helped and we got it planted yesterday morning. Tomatoes, Zucchini, Sunflowers, Basil and some miniature pepper plant seeds that my bro...Read More