Plastic Bag Ban Update

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The Environmental Agency of the United Kingdom studied bags and decided that plastic disposable bags were the most environmentally friendly. But it is fashionable to ban them.  So we do. Plastic Bags... Read More

Ore Cart III

I may have to start an ore cart factory in order to get one for my yard. Here I am posing with the one up at Henninger Flats.  It may become the prototype for the factory.  My brother Matt in the UK... Read More

Mimosa Tree

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This tree in our neighborhood has the same name as the orange juice and champagne drink and is beautiful when it flowers. It is unclear which came first the drink or the tree. They are roughly the sam... Read More

Lotusland

It is spring in Southern California and to massacre a metaphor the low hanging fruit are nature pictures. We visited Lotusland in Montecito, near Santa Barbara last Friday and learned a little about G... Read More

Wild Flowers 2012

In preparation for our hike in the Alps for my 65th birthday I have been doing some practice hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains.  As you can imagine I take great pleasure in being able to write that ... Read More

What Would Texas Do?

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Headline in the  5/14/12 WSJ: “Brown Says More Cuts Needed” Note to Governor Brown: “You can’t save your way to prosperity.” Instead ask yourself: What Would Texas Do?... Read More

Mallow

One of the best flower photos I have taken in a long time. Click on the photo and look at it full screen you can see the pollen on the bee’s back. I’d say National Geographic quality. Life... Read More