I haven’t been out hiking or visiting museums lately, partly because two hours each weekday are now alloted to my new job of dog walking. It’s just one dog, and he lives fairly near me — but he’s been escorting me on a pretty enjoyable tour of streets and neighborhoods I’ve never seen before. I quickly decided that, at least […]
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge last week was about All Things Farm Related, and that inspired me to share this fun episode of California’s Gold. I also just happened to hear a Capital Public Radio report the other day on the ways California vineyards are transitioning to new machine-based harvesting methods. It got me thinking about how technological change […]
The Pony Express horse and rider at the corner of 2nd and J Streets in Sacramento are a reminder of the city’s role as a vital mail terminus for 19 months before the completion of the telegraph lines in the west. The statue stands near the pedestrian tunnel leading from Old Sacramento to the heart of downtown.
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter H – Topic for this week is Happy. You can either have photos of people or animals being happy or photos that things that make you feel happy. Have fun with this week’s challenge.
This past Saturday, Mom and I went to check out the annual Lambtown Festival in Dixon, so I thought this week I’d share some memories of the small herd of Barbados-mix sheep she used to keep on her property. Initially they were there to take care of the out-of-control weed situation, but after awhile they became pets as well. And […]
Linotype machine: