Not literally. Figuratively. There is a difference in these two terms despite the language butchering (figurative, not literal) that is commonplace. Using a template to convert a book from Word to InDesign is supposed to be easy. Sure, if everything works. When does that happen?? Converting the InDesign file to a PDF for proofreading is […]
Red-Neck Ramblings
I could be oil painting but seem to want to pull weeds, write blog posts, text with a friend about a difficult situation, make yogurt, and write a few letters. We have a bit of a situation, but as a wise friend has said, “When you have a problem and you have money to fix […]
Maybe I’ll Work Tomorrow
While the east side of the country is getting hammered, the west side is having beautiful springlike weather. Let’s look at another walk, which probably could be classified as a hike if I had had the foresight to bring lunch. I did bring water and my walking stick, which was a good decision. Poppies in […]
Eleven New Learnings in January
Learned from Intern: 2. The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web where people can search through old websites; he found my first website from around 2003 or so. 3. People in Asian countries make vertical emoticons (°-°) instead of sideways :-). I’ve been having fun with this! (*U*) 4. Youth […]
Still Field-tripping
I recently read a useful acronym in Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott: WAIT. It means Why Am I Talking. So today I will not talk, because I can’t think of a reason to talk that anyone would actually care about. Please enjoy these photos of what has masqueraded as winter in Three Rivers, California […]
A Day in Sequoia National Park
We live in the foothills at the entrance to Sequoia National Park, which we simply call “The Park”. It’s right here in Tulare County! Because we can go anytime, sometimes we don’t go for several years. Yesterday I had the opportunity to go, so I went. Let’s have some photos. The Squatter’s Cabin has this […]
Goofing Off in Three Rivers
Yeah, yeah, I could be painting sequoia trees. Instead, I’m just lollygagging around. No deadlines, no pressure, just enjoying the season masquerading as winter in Three Rivers. Here are some photos from a recent walk. Yes, I am so boring that a walk passes for fun and goofing off in my life. The elephant is […]
Quick Glimpse into Sunny Three Rivers
First, in case you were wondering, there are actually 5 rivers here, all part of the Kaweah drainage. Marble Fork, East Fork, Middle Fork, North Fork, South Fork, all part of the Kaweah river. “Kuh-WEE-uh”, in case you were wondering further. Second, we don’t have a river view; we opted for mountain views, since they […]
A Light* Workday in Three Rivers
*“Light” meaning the sun was shining and also meaning I didn’t do much work. Let’s get the work part over with, and then we can enjoy some photos that might shock anyone who lives where there is real winter. Three new sequoia gigantea 6×18” paintings are now on the easel. Next, I battled with Adobe […]
Around Here
On a sunny morning in Three Rivers, Trail Guy and I took a drive up the Mineral King Road to see how far we could get, and to see what the construction project looks like. We only made it to the lower gate. Although word went out that the construction crew was on hiatus until […]