I’ve been gone. These pictures were taken two weeks ago. The snow was still plentiful on Farewell Gap, and the water was high. Someone left his boots in the parking lot. They were gone the next day. Glad they were retrieved. The light was very beautiful. I saw the tiniest wildflowers and it was a […]
Fridays are about Mineral King*
I have some new friends, acquaintances really, because we haven’t met in real life, but we are learning to know each other. They are bloggers like me, but with much bigger audiences, so I feel honored that they show up here from time to time. They don’t know about Mineral King so here is a […]
Nine Things Learned in May
In the lengthy month of May (why does 31 days feel so much longer than 30?) I spent time finding interesting things to ponder on the interwebs along with painting, planting native plants at my church, drawing a map, and getting used to the two-home rhythms of summer. I also took in the last wildflowers […]
Mineral King—the Season has Begun
For those new to my blog, Mineral King is an area of Sequoia National Park where I spend copious amounts of time in the summer. Next Friday I will provide a more in depth explanation. Today’s post is a long one. You’ve been warned. . . The road is under construction, so it is a […]
Too Busy to Paint
In the mornings I meet my friend and her cat so we can power up a steep road in the neighborhood. Some mornings there are turkeys yelling in the middle of the road. None of this keeps me too busy to paint. I just wanted you to see these pictures. There is a large project […]
Mineral King Road
For many years, there has been talk of repairing the Mineral King road. Talk talk talk, yadda yadda yadda, blah blah blah. Surveys, public meetings, emails. Fires, floods, emergency repairs, road closures. Finally, the work has begun. The road won’t be open to the public until the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend, and there is […]
More Spring in Three Rivers—a Month Late
I wrote this post at the end of March and forgot to publish it. Will any of these photos translate into paintings? Maybe. No decisions yet. Just grabbing beauty when it is available. The Lake isn’t actually in Three Rivers. The upper end is close; the dam end is closer to Lemon Cove. The lake […]
Thoughts on Casseroles
Today’s post has one token photo, and it has nothing to do with my normal topics. It is just me, expressing myself. Next week I’ll get back to business. Trail Guy is the dinner cook around here—BBQ meat, giant salad. Simple, plain, really good. I fix dinner about once a week, normally just something I […]
More photos, thoughts about Three Rivers vacation rentals
These are photos that could have been used in yesterday’s posts about what I learned in April. But since I am not working very much and Mineral King isn’t open yet, I saved some of them for today. This white flower is a brodiaea that comes near the end of spring. Each one of those […]
Seven, no, Eight Things Learned in April
1. Here is a fun list of 100 ways to live better: Less Wrong (Warning: needless occasional vulgar language and some controversial suggestions with an occasional gem.) 2. The “platform” where my blog lives did a tech update again. This time it actually improved things. Now when you are a subscriber, you can see photos […]