Monday, February 24, 2025

WARM SPRINGS FISH HATCHERY, Geyserville, CA: Giving Young Salmon and Steelhead Trout a Head Start

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Young steelhead trout at Warm Spring Fish Hatchery. On a sunny day in late December, I went with my family on a day trip from Oakland to vis...
Monday, February 17, 2025

A PERSONAL GUIDE TO TUCSON, ARIZONA, Part 2: Guest Post by Paul Justison

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  Goddess of Agave, painted by Rock "Cyfi" Martinez, 2017, Tucson, AZ  With many thanks to my friend Paul Justison for his excelle...
Monday, February 10, 2025

A PERSONAL GUIDE TO TUCSON, AZ, Part 1: Guest post by Paul Justison

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Goddess of Agave, painted by Rock "Cyfi" Martinez, 2017, Tucson, AZ  With many thanks to my friend Paul Justison for his excellent...
Monday, February 3, 2025

REMEMBERING WILL ROGERS’ STABLES – Lost in the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles, CA, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

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Will Rogers' Stables and Horses, circa 1930s, Los Angeles, CA. My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor t...
Monday, January 20, 2025

MARY CASSATT AT WORK, Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

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A Kiss for Baby Ann, No. 3, 1897, pastel by Mary Cassatt. Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco, CA. Mary Cassatt, known for her sensiti...

REMEMBERING WILL ROGERS’ HOUSE-- Lost in the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles, CA

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Will Rogers' House, Will Rogers State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CA. “I never met a man I didn’t like.”—Will Rogers, cowboy, humorist, ...