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Hangar time

A couple snaps from a leisurely Saturday at the airport…   You can’t be a pilot if you don’t talk with your …

Flowers in a drought

Despite the blessedly beautiful storm clouds covering my neighborhood right now, California is in a terribly, ugly, awful, persistent drought. Thinking about …

Fixing my tomato mistakes

There are few things I like better about summer than sweet, ripe tomatoes from the garden. In fact, I’ve cultivated quite the …

Spring, in full burst

Maybe it was too much Alice and Wonderland as a kid, but I can’t help anthropomorphizing flowers. Like this hydrangea, which looks …

Family, love and light

We used to visit them in the Blue Mountains outside of Walla Walla, Washington. Summer vacations where my mom would ship my …

That elusive quality of nature

“Time is that elusive quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it doesn’t seem to be working.” …

A man who makes me laugh

I was rinsing shampoo when Mr. T came into the bathroom, looking pleased as punch. I glanced at him and he pointed …