Category Archives: News

What would inspire folks to shelve their iPhones and computers for a week, wait (with extraordinary patience!) for long hours in line to camp out in a severe desert environment, pack in all food and water, and pack out all … Continue reading →

Recently I was visiting a friend, and we sat enjoying a lovely view of her colorful back yard. My friend, a bird lover, feeds many birds at her bird feeder. Suddenly there was a loud thunk! and we could see … Continue reading →

Near Halloween, folks around here like to decorate.  They display multiple pumpkins, gigantic spiders, inflated Frankensteins, and anything else they think fits into ghoulish fun.  I passed a mailbox recently that had some décor that offered me some spiritual insight.  … Continue reading →

Yesterday, as I drove home along a favorite tree-lined reservoir road, I saw something I had not before.  Someone’s grandfather was walking along the somewhat sketchy shoulder with a couple of long poles, bag in hand.  He was not in … Continue reading →

The photo above is a view on a walk I often take.   That is the Lafayette Reservoir nestling in golden California hills.  In spring, they are dotted with the lavender of lupine bushes; in summer we see yellow-orange monkey-flower coloring … Continue reading →