For 10 days and nights in the past two weeks, I’ve been lying in bed. I know every inch of my ceiling, and have watched ten episodes of Virgin River, a Netflix series about a nurse working in a small rural town (filmed in Vancouver, Canada, 45 miles as a …
We are milking the snow on the ground for all it’s worth before it melts completely, thanks to a post on Facebook by Mandy R. showing her family’s homemade snow ice cream. I’m so glad she thought of it, as I’m wanting to do everything possible with snow since we …
Step into the fleeting beauty blanketing this place. This rare gift of snow will be gone in the blink of an eye… Not long from now, we’ll all be surprised at how springy the world looks – plants bursting from the ground, buds bulging on branches, and gardens delighting our …
Today was yet another thick-snow day – what a treat! Here are some scenes from out on the streets… I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day wherever you are! Sweet dreams.
We all knew that yesterday morning we would awaken to snow, thanks to the weather reports. Our first real snow of winter. We got a little dinky one awhile ago, and here you never know if you’ll get another. This is a good one! Beautiful, deep powder. What a transformation …
Here’s another glimpse of our island beauty when the sun shines. It beamed all day yesterday – Hava Nagila! – and is back to rainy and gray all day today. I must say, I’ll be happy to stop saying “I” in this blog and report less on weather whenever the …
In late September, I posted an article detailing my not-so-sparkling gardening experiences here. My woes. In an effort to learn more, I read a bunch of books. Hoping that advice from the masters might somehow take hold in my rocky, acidic soil, I planted fava beans to overwinter. The idea, …
Whenever the incessant rain and cloudiness clears, I just have to book it up to my favorite spot, Ship Peak on the south side of Turtleback Trail. You can see why… Thank you, Walker, for allowing me to photograph you when I came upon you.
This log is stunning to me. It deserves its own post. The bark beetles who create these tunnels make amazing art. (Can you tell there aren’t too many people out and about when I’m highlighting wood?) Some areas remind me of the Nazca Lines in Peru (crop circles). Others resemble …
Some things you don’t imagine. I don’t think anyone ever imagined empty, quiet public schools. It’s been almost a year, and it’s been scarily quiet every time I’ve walked through the campus. Students through 3rd grade have recently been welcomed back, which is beyond wonderful for them, their teachers, their …
