January 8, 2012
by Deb
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Liquidambar, sweet gum, you are still green, you have forgotten it’s 18 days since Solstice. Tomorrow brings the full wolf moon to howl at your fruit, brown and prickly on the ground. Old Town homeless will park in doorways, hide … Continue reading
January 4, 2012
by Deb
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A glorious day that made me thankful for a reduced work week. I could enjoy a morning walk with Sport & get exercise and mental relief all at once. Cormorants, Anna’s hummingbirds, gulls, song sparrows, house sparrows, flickers, crows — … Continue reading
January 1, 2012
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December started very dry (and ended the year being one of the five driest on record) but got quite wet the end of the month. Luckily Saturday 12/31 was dry, if cold, which made wandering around for 7.5 hours easier … Continue reading
July 28, 2011
by Deb
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Last Sunday’s hike was a short one. Steep, but short and with a perfect temperature-to-breeze ratio. Probably should have added another hike onto the day, but it was nice to get home early, and enjoy the deck. Wind Mountain is … Continue reading
March 10, 2011
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Thanks to everybody who has written emails or testified in support of strong tree protections! We are in the homestretch now but Council took a big step in the wrong direction this afternoon. Please help us finish-up strong by emailing Council … Continue reading
January 15, 2011
by Deb
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* * * When waters collide confluence is charged all those ions fill the air water leaps into the mouth air dives into the stoney heart Glaciers calve with a cry an elephant wouldn’t let go when waters collide * … Continue reading
December 7, 2010
by Deb
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Sometimes we get a sign. Sometimes we don’t. (Click through to get to larger, much larger, photos.)
September 5, 2010
by Deb
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I haven’t gotten in much hiking, or even gardening, this summer. It’s hardly news since I have been whinging and whining about our coldest summer in 17 years, the driest in 10 (even though June was wet & miserable). Or … Continue reading
January 3, 2010
by Deb
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I had to scoot to get home at the end of the day, so don’t have the exact numbers of the count from yesterday (I left them with another person so they could be added to the total counts for … Continue reading
December 30, 2009
by Deb
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I love trees. It may be from living so long without many in the northern Arizona high desert where I was raised. I easily fell in love with the big cottonwoods that stood at the gate to my grandparents house … Continue reading