My patronus is a class of budding feminists
Driving through pea soup on the way to work this morning, you could have convinced me that dementors had taken over Sacramento. …
Sun lovers
It felt like a near-death experience. Me. Turbo kickboxing after eight months away. Burning chest, raspy breathing, nausea. And my chipper instructor …
A grateful heart: The smell of rain
Today’s Sacramento rain storm even made the rocks pretty. Our new moss rock boulders came alive with color today. Loamy? Earthy? Plain …
Project Green Thumbs: Winter garden report
“Bush” snow peas. I watched the fluffy bastard kick over a small blue pot and proceed to nibble the roots of the …
Fall in the desert
A sunny afternoon at Arizona State University’s Downtown Campus. It’s a lie that all Phoenix folks tell new arrivals: “It cools off …
Fly Girl in Training: Interpreting weather data and understanding VFR conditions
Learning how to fly requires a keen understanding of weather and VFR conditions. I learned as much on the way home from …
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 …