Tag: sonoma county
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July 11, 2007 09:39 PM EDT --
It was one of those very rare warm nights in Northern California -- one of those nights when you don't even need to wear a jacket. Such nights are rare, indeed, in Sonoma County.
I always said . . . more
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June 25, 2007 11:04 PM EDT --
I took my sweatshirt off, folded it, scooted it underneath me for padding against the gnarled, wooden trunk of the ancient wisteria vine and sat back down. Gazing up through the light-green foliage, . . . more
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June 11, 2007 11:46 AM EDT --
Well... The kitty and I have been "baching" it for the last couple of days... Hubby took off on his Harley with a couple of his friends to a big concert up north where there will be beer and . . . more
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September 28, 2008 03:20 AM EDT --
"Come on out, my little fawn! The human lady's here to take our portraits!"
"How's this, Human Lady? Is this a good spot?"
"Now, come on up to this . . . more
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August 01, 2008 12:09 AM EDT --
August Leaves
Russet phantoms --
parched and withered --
spell-summoned
by furnace-drafts
from Autumn's relentless Forge --
decry the Quickening... . . . more
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August 17, 2008 12:27 AM EDT --
Okay... No rhetoric... No words... Let the photos speak for themselves...
As viewed from "Jeanz Place" in Cloverdale, Northern California -- without further ado, tonight's sunset:
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August 18, 2008 01:21 AM EDT --
Last night, it was the sunset... Today, it was THIS:
Makes me wonder what's on tap for TOMORROW...
;o)
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June 07, 2008 07:12 PM EDT --
I simply can't BELIEVE these people! (and I use the term "people" very, VERY loosely!) Here's the article from today's issue of my hometown newspaper "The Press Democrat" . . . more
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June 20, 2008 12:41 PM EDT --
This morning I heard the unmistakeable sound of a hawk outside. Still in my nightgown, I threw on a pair of tennies, grabbed my camera and ran outside...
I practically flew! Running to the . . . more
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July 18, 2008 06:43 PM EDT --
Since an encounter with my deceased paternal grandmother at a very young age, I have "spoken with dead people"...
As with most people with psychic gifts, however, I have little control over . . . more
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September 20, 2008 08:09 PM EDT --
Greetings to all of my wonderful Gather friends!
I must apologize for not having been around much for the past two or three days but, in addition to getting everything ready for the "Barbara Bull . . . more
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March 26, 2006 03:38 PM EST --
What distinguishes a great wine from a good one? Of course, there are so many variables, volumes can and probably have been written on the subject. I felt I know some of the elements, but thought . . . more
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April 02, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
As spring weather begins to arrive, my tastes in wine start to turn from hearty winter wines like zins and cabs to lighter whites.
Last night we enjoyed a bottle that nicely heralded spring's . . . more
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March 15, 2008 07:05 PM EDT --
I was so excited this morning, I couldn't CONTAIN myself!
One of the little hummingbirds that I call "the neighborhood lookouts" (because they always seem to be the first ones to start . . . more
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March 31, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
(Note: Edited to include additional photo -- jean.)
Just look at this lizard's tail (I took this photo today):
Here's another shot of the same lizard:
Have you ever . . . more
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May 14, 2008 04:39 PM EDT --
Yes... Not 20 minutes ago and, yes, barely 5 1/2 feet from my FRONT DOOR:
THAT, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a WESTERN RATTLESNAKE!!!
I counted SIX RATTLES on his tail -- making . . . more
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June 13, 2008 04:18 PM EDT --
One could arguably say that -- out of the over 800 varieties of plants invented by famed plant-breeder, Luther Burbank (1849-1926) -- it was the Shasta Daisy ( Leucanthemum x superbum ) that . . . more
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September 14, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
A few years ago my husband and I were attending weekly evening meetings in a town about 15 miles from where we lived in Northern California and we developed the custom of stopping at a tiny village bar . . . more
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January 23, 2008 08:26 PM EST --
Orange hues glowing
across whispering, dry,
lazy, tawny-brown hills
that roll away to the coast. . .
Spilling from crevices of oak --
Delicate, sea-foam green lace
wafts . . . more
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August 26, 2007 11:38 PM EDT --
The thought occurred to me that many of my contacts here on Gather don't know about the one activity of mine that I'm the proudest of and that is my participation in "The Barbara Bull . . . more
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