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We talked in an earlier post about giving up on submitting the local plants and grasses to our will.  The results, I guess, are in the eye of the beholder.  We are certainly aware that some passersby see only a … Continue reading →

We pick up sand dollars whenever we find them on our morning walks.  We frequently find fragments, but rarely whole ones.  When the animal dies, a species of urchin,  phylum Ehinodermata, class Echinoidea, they are very brittle, and rarely survive the pounding of … Continue reading →

I was in Boston, Cambridge, specifically, having accompanied a high school friend in June of 1969 there, because his girlfriend was attending Harvard summer school.  My life plans were very short-sighted that summer.  I had attended Florida State University, majoring … Continue reading →

We have a family of Indigo snakes living at The Little Hacienda.  There are at least three of them, distinguishable by their various lengths.  They, or their ancestors, have been here for many years.  When I built the outside shower … Continue reading →

You hear that phrase everywhere now, “It’s All Good,” but like much of pop culture, it undoubtedly started in California. California is the land of It’s All Good.  Ask anybody.  You hear it in the Safeway, frequently from the mouths … Continue reading →

We’ve been in the California Republic for a week, hanging out with son and grandsons, our visit luckily coinciding with a nice little south ocean swell, thanks to the retreating hurricane Barbara.  We’re in Santa Cruz, a quirky little city … Continue reading →

This little poem first appeared in Christian Century magazine, in 2015, I believe.  Again, it is a dive into a New Testament passage that has long resonated with me.  This one, John 21: 1-17.  The scene is post-ressurection; Jesus has appeared several … Continue reading →

When we started out on this adventure we were concerned about how Pekoe would travel.  We were sure we would be making frequent stops so he could scratch in the dirt, which would adversely affect our plan for making our … Continue reading →