We just spent the week in Karamea. Wow!
Kathy and I were at times quite close to putting an offer in on a house. About 20 acres, 2 bedroom house, very cute and funky and tidy, 2 tunnel houses, a barn, a stream, photovoltaic panels, water wheel power generation, solar hot water, native bush, a […]
About a week ago we decided it was time to get out of the city and into nature and so, with friends Anne & Scott, we went on a Sunday outing to Castle Hill. The morning wasn’t looking so good, with overcast skies and drizzles, but we were ready for a […]
Our time in San Francisco has drawn to a close. It’s been a long and sometimes bizarre trip being back in our former home city, doing things familiar to us like visiting with friends, driving our truck, going to nei gong classes, and even doing a little office work (yes, I am consulting again for […]
Burning Man.
I did my fifth trip to the playa this year and stayed for a week. I was anxious about going as I have a love/hate relationship with Burning Man. It’s a harsh environment to be in, both physically and emotionally. For me, the physical havoc wreaked upon my body is enough to make me […]
Grey, red, yellow, purple, white
Sunrises, Sunsets
Greens - cottonwoods, pinion pines, shrubs
Cliffs, rolling, jagged peaks, hoodoos, spires, zigzags
Blue sky, billowing clouds
Endless, expansive, majestic
Hot, arid, hard
Mesas, layers, strata
Upthrust, etched, knobular, fractal
Canyons
Clay
Riverbeds, washes
bighorn sheep, lizards, deer, birds, snakes
Lonely or alive?
Nature’s art: egyptian temples, golden thrones, thors hammer, queens
History: anasazi, mormons, wagon trains, butch cassidy, pueblos
We spent […]