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Year: 2016

Ready for Winter

Ready for Winter

This is how we winterize. Seriously. All this wood harvested from junk trees on our property. Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.
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Hummingbird Moths

Hummingbird Moths

White-lined Sphinx Hummingbird Moth (Hyles lineata) of the Sphingidae family. One of the largest flying insects with a wingspan of  2-8 inches and length of 2.5-3.5 inches. They are large…
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Breakfast of Warriors

Breakfast of Warriors

I used to measure PRs for a run or a bike ride. Now I measure PRs for how long I can stay off antibiotics before Neurological Lyme Disease returns. I…
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Siberian Negotiations

Siberian Negotiations

Juno eyed her mom working in the herb garden through the morning mist. She raised her nose in the air, considered hunting for moles, but decided to head down the…
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Red Eye Eddie

Red Eye Eddie

This is Eddie otherwise known as Red-Eye Eddie. The other night, I was searching for bush crickets in our trees with a flashlight (no camera) just so I could watch…
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Sombre Sunset of Fire

Sombre Sunset of Fire

The fire in Big Sur causes an eerie sunset on Summit. This is the view from our terrace earlier this week. All this week, smoke is blowing all over the Santa Cruz…
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Flashback Friday: Canine Choir

Flashback Friday: Canine Choir

Flashback to that time when Jim’s pack of huskies taught Loki to sing whenever he hears a siren. Recently, Loki taught the local pack of coyotes to sing at the…
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Scent of a Siberian

Scent of a Siberian

There’s a new boy in the ‘hood. While Loki was recovering from knee surgery, Juno got to know the new young stud on our walks. Orion was smitten with my…
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