I had a job about 100 years ago at a vocational school. It was a terrible job, because one of my duties was to collect on unpaid student loans. One of my few good memories of working there was meeting a student named “Autumn Eve”. I didn’t get to know her very well (fraternization was […]
Thank You, Veterans
(Including you, Cousin Bruce. . . You did what you had to do because that is how we were raised, came home to national disrespect, married a wonderful woman, made great kids, and built a good life. I always looked up to you, both literally and figuratively. We will miss you.)
And One More Walking in Visalia* Post
This is an enormous empty lot in Visalia, and I took the photo because I am astonished that it is green! It rained in September and October, something that doesn’t always happen around here. See those enormous trees in the distance? Valley oaks, quercus lobata, the largest oaks in the country (or the world? I […]
More Walking in Visalia
If you’ve been hanging around here on the internet for awhile, you know that Trail Guy and I drive old vehicles. The reason that we are able to keep them running is due to Mark at Foreign Auto Works. Mark just sold his business to Frank, and we will continue going there. However, before Mark […]
Learned in October—or more accurately, Eight Messes
2. I am a mess in my bookkeeping. Why do I not know if I got a refund or not for all those refrigerators? Ugh. I’d rather draw or paint or teach people to draw than fiddle with numbers, paperwork, phone trees, and records. 3. Phone calls are a mess. For many years after Kodak […]
Shhhh. . .going quiet
I will not be posting this week due to a situation. (Not everything in life is bloggable. . .) Fret not! I’ll be back when things are settled a bit.
Walking in Visalia
I spent a day in Visalia with a friend, and we walked around downtown, marveling* at the changes from when I worked there 35+ years ago. We snooped. Climbed to the roof and took photos all directions. It wasn’t clear enough to see the mountains to the east. I realize these photos will mean nothing […]
More Walking in Three Rivers
I painted that view with that tree about 15 years ago. There is a yard that we can count on to have wonderful fall colors each year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JB! (IF YOU ARE STILL ONE OF MY TENS OF READERS AND EVEN IF YOU AREN’T)
Walking in Three Rivers
I have become (and am becoming) friends with a group of bloggers from all over. Elisabeth in Nova Scotia puts together something called “Cool Bloggers Walking Club” each October, and the participating folks send her photos of their walks each week. Her idea is to get us all moving our bodies for a minimum of […]
Final Mineral King Walk of 2025
We went walking up the Mineral King valley in search of brilliant fall color. This was easy to find, so many yellows, but of course we wanted oranges and reds too. The cottonwoods are yellow; it is the aspen which turn orange and red, so for stronger colors one must walk farther up the trail […]