Brass is a gas
Dave and I just came back from the Portland Honkfest and if that event doesn’t [...]
Everything new is old again
I’m recombobulating a portion of my stone-lined gravel paths. I enjoy the work even though [...]
You’re seeing a WOMAN??
photo by Walter Henritze 1972. We were young, we were opinionated, we were [...]
The anchovy whisperer
Mary Ann with a friend of the family I don’t have anything against [...]
In praise of the dump
I heard on NPR someone is doing a survey to assess rental increases across the [...]
Some of the kids are all right
I can’t remember exactly how it came up. I think we were talking about the [...]
Forebears and Forebison
Archaeologists recently discovered what might be the oldest site in America once occupied by humans, [...]
What a crawk
It’s been quieter than usual around here for the last month. Yes, the littler songbirds [...]
Snowflakes in summer
October 15, 2008 I’m no legal whiz. So when it comes to the [...]
The Toot Suite
May I toot my own horn? No, I don’t have a horn. Well I do, [...]
The enemy of my friend
Yes. I admit it. I want bird friends. Personal ones. I run the cafeteria but [...]
The crow stalkers
The great Crow Buddy Project has entered a new phase. We’ve been working on personal [...]
Just a little spruce-up
Fifteen years ago I noticed a neighborhood house that had been completely demolished except for [...]
Joy of nerding
Every time you walk in the woods, you’re probably stepping on a miracle. So if [...]
Look at David: What’s between the rock and the hard place?
A recent thread I inserted myself in lamented the pressure women are under to conform [...]