This post was one of my most popular ones ever. The original was lost in the security lapse reported below. This is an updated re-creation. A NIMBY is an acronym, we all know, for a person who whi...Read More
My neighbor Marta J. sent me an email a few weeks ago telling me she had spotted a pair of Red-whiskered Bulbuls in her yard. This morning Marta called with news of a sighting I grabbed my camera ...Read More
When a sitting president calls for bipartisanship by the opposition – he really means surrender. Mark Knoller CBS News White House correspondent. link to the article...Read More
An apology is in order. Earlier this week Swcamborne was hacked and a phishing page was illegally inserted into the front of my blog. I was finally able to get it removed by the hosting company Bl...Read More
In Costa Rica we got to drive a truck built by Great Wall a Chinese vehicle manufacturer. It is not yet available in the USA. We got to drive it while in Costa Rica because of the kind generosity ...Read More
I received this email from my friend Gary Osheroff. You can do your good deed for the day by voting for him in this New Yorker Magazine cartoon contest. Nothing bad will happen, Gary may get his 15 ...Read More
The willow tree that Nurit and I got married under in 1976 in Jack and Eva’s backyard fell into their swimming pool during the recent storms. It came up by the roots but didn’t tear down a...Read More
This is an Acorn Woodpecker with an acorn in his beak. He is getting ready to store it in the telephone pole. I’m already feeling like Marlin Perkins and we are heading to Costa Rica tomorro...Read More
Nurit finish two new quilts. This one is with Rebecca in York: And this beautiful baby quilt she gave to Juniper the new grand-daughter of our good friends John and Gloria A. If you’d like to ...Read More