Year: 2003
A Hawk and Smoke
Posted on October 29, 2003 in Biomes Creatures Hiking Weather
The only creature I saw other than tiny lizards at Whiting on my walk yesterday was a lone red-tailed hawk.
Arnold Pretends and Poses
Posted on October 29, 2003 in Disasters Social Justice
It is sinking in that while Gray Davis is heroically manning the helm of the ship of state during this crisis, Arnold is doing nothing but politicking.
Formica
Posted on October 28, 2003 in Creatures Hiking
The scarlet toyon or “hollywood” berries had begun to show themselves along the fringes of Sleepy Hollow and I had stopped to look at them when I realized that my ankle stung slightly.
New England Style Doesn’t Work for California
Posted on October 28, 2003 in Disasters
For months and months fire stations around here have posted the sign: Got Clearance?
Excerpt from a Commentary on Fire
Posted on October 28, 2003 in Disasters Gray Davis Recall
As I cringe at the base of our mountains, in an area on a hill and surrounded by chaparral and Republican voters, I hope that the winds remain calm as they were yesterday.
Orange Sun over The Orange
Posted on October 27, 2003 in Disasters Folly Watch
Enroute to Barnes and Noble for a writing discussion, a fire truck came out of the station on El Toro. The line of cars I was in froze. We all turned to look….
Southern California Wildfires Explained
Posted on October 27, 2003 in Disasters Fact-Dropping
Now that the hills are denuded, we face the winter with trepidation. Those whose houses survived the strange hopscotching of the blaze now watch the clouds.
Job in San Bernardino
Posted on October 27, 2003 in Old Fire Reflections
While we gaped at these horrors, a man in a yellow shirt and a golf hat came up to us. He was in tears. He introduced himself to us as “Ruben” and he pointed, saying, “That’s my house”.
