The winters of 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 were so wet that our iris never really got going. This year we’ve seen a lot more sun and so the iris are winning the war against the inevitable invasion of slugs and snails …
Also on the 19th, the FVFD had a fire drill, using a barn out at Chief Leonardo’s place that fell during a storm last winter. The pile of wood was much larger than expected and after burning for several hours …
Lori and I went out to Pamplin Grove to photograph the wedding of John and Robin. They are from Minnesota, and came out to Humboldt County for a planned elopement. After photographing the short ceremony, we went out to the …
You’ll never see this in a Jeep commercial. This single vehicle accident happened on Centerville Road. The Jeep came to rest in a water filled ditch, with the barb wire fence restricting access on the driver side, and the ditch …
Lori and I are working on a web site for Bear River Valley Beef, so we went out to Bear River to gather photos. It was a beautiful spring day, and a wonderful time to be in Bear River Valley …
I went down to Legget to the “World Famous Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree” to take a photo of this armored truck for Dunbar’s 2008 calendar. Obviously, this truck didn’t actually drive throught the tree. In fact after I got there I …
Apparently, the gophers were ready for my chemical warfare and must have recently stockpiled some gas masks. Just two days after my attempt at using weapons of mass destruction, the gophers have returned my lawn (well not really a lawn, …
We do a lot of yardwork living here in Ferndale. You would never guess it looking at our yard because it usually looks pretty crappy. That’s what happens when you live next to fields of grass, a river that floods, …
A lot has been said about Global Warming lately, and of course the major problem seems to be the carbon emissions that our modern lifestyle emits. So I recently began working on ways that I can reduce my carbon emissions …
Paula came to visit last weekend and left a couple of her folding camp chairs. Artie immediately realized how well the black and red of the chair looks so well with the black and white of his fur, and so …
