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Yesterday, we and our next door neighbors drove down to the Edna Valley AVA with the intention of immersing ourselves in the sensory joy of wine tasting. More specifically, we went tasting wines born out of local pinot noir and … Continue reading
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I’ve always tried to make my blog posts positive. I try to think of things to post that make me feel good and add meaning to my days. However, sometimes, things I see outside are not positive and I feel … Continue reading
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My grandfather Jack built the place that I currently call home. While I barely knew him (I was 3 when he died in 1963), my work growing food and woodworking on the farm land he developed has keep me close … Continue reading
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Yesterday, I visited the MBMS on the recommendation of an aquaintance that knows the area well. He told me about a special moon/star/sun/cosmos alignment that was going to result in a very high tide in the morning and a very … Continue reading
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After taking thousands of photographs over 12 years with my old Canon 7D – a very capable camera – I decided to leap into the newest tecnology with some new gear. The new breed of advanced Canon cameras operate without … Continue reading
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The first and third shots are from last week as June gloom transitions into No-Sky July. Here in early July, the sun tries unsuccessfully to break through the persistent summer fog layer on California’s central coast dunes. Contrast with the … Continue reading
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Late in 2022, we finally finished building the “high tunnel” at the farm. The HT looks like a greenhouse but differs in several significant ways. The first is that the HT structure is unheated and uses solar radiation only to … Continue reading
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As we ambled down the Rio Grande Bosque trail this morning, my birding partner and I were commenting on how few birds we were seeing. The ones we saw or heard were not posing for pictures either. Gloom was descending … Continue reading
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Birds are capricious little buggers and successful bird watching is largely a matter of luck. One may study the birds habitats, behaviour, seasonal patterns of migration, etc., etc., Then one may synthesize this information and place himself in the exact … Continue reading
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Once in a while, a bird watcher gets to experience something quite out of the ordinary and usually in a place where that something is least expected. This week, a neighbor and I had a friendly argument and subsequent wager … Continue reading
