Hunting airports in the Sacramento Valley: Dead reckoning and turning green
Kermit was right. It’s not easy being green. Especially when you are co-navigator for a precision flying contest and the trip involves …
The Daily Pixel: A blink and a week
My favorite and least favorite thing about life right now is flying to Phoenix every Wednesday. I love it because I get …
The Daily Pixel: Out and about
Until today’s wind storm, the weather in Sacramento has been dreamy. Almost a week of blue skies. Breezy sunshine days. Birds chirping …
The Daily Pixel #58- Saucer Magnolia in Spring finery
Every Spring I walk by a house in our neighborhood, gawk at the gorgeous pink tree that I’ve erroneously called a Dogwood, …
The Daily Pixel: A fast week in February
Last week buzzed by. I defended my dissertation proposal, submitted a fellowship application, visited with friends, consulted with students, ate lots of …
The Daily Pixel: Trying not to hate my winter garden
Prior to Thursday, Sacramento hadn’t seen rain since November 20. Two solid months of dry. Between you and me, I’m shocked that …
The Daily Pixel: Winter veggies galore
I found myself quite cross in the garden this week as I schlepped the hose around the yard in weather reaching the …
The Daily Pixel: The Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room, aka the scariest attraction at Disneyland
We’d been up since 3:30-4 a.m. We’d roadtripped seven hours from Sacramento. We were hell bent to cram in as much Disneyland …
The Daily Pixel: Double date in Half Moon Bay
Survey says “Shutterbug Snaps” sucks, so in the spirit of New Year’s renewal, I’m retooling and going with “popular” demand. Thus, my …
Thursday 13: A (cell phone) photo review of 2011
It seems I blinked and an entire year passed. Again. I could tell you about it, and whine about how fast time …