I may have considered myself the photographer in our family, but the Big Guy shot a lot of photos too, using his smart phone. I recently went through his collection; and while I found that most of them featured whatever fish he had caught that day, he also liked to share with me some of the cool things he noticed […]
It’s been a stormy week here in Northern California, but it wasn’t just the weather that’s kept me inside. I’ve been fighting a head cold, and my hiking partner, who also has the sniffles, is under vet’s orders to rest for a few days. He came to me from the animal shelter in early December with the name “Snuffleapagus” and […]
I’ve had dogs in my life for as long as I can remember; so it felt incredibly strange to live without a dog around the house for 15 years after our last dog, Buster, died in 2010. It wasn’t until December 2025 that I finally felt ready to bring a new companion into my life, and already I’m wondering how […]
Every now and then a post will pop up randomly in my Facebook feed from a group called Between the Ears. As I understood it, all their images came from people riding their horses and taking pics of the trail. However, when I took a look at their page, I learned that “These views can be while riding your horse, […]
