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The indomitable spirit of life

None of the plants pictured here should have sprouted. Yet they did and seem to be thriving; thistle and mustard plants growing between chunks of rock along the railroad tracks on Lakeville Street and a dandelion growing in the crack between wood and a rock wall.Jan's comment on the photos [...]

By | May 27th, 2009|0 Comments

A way out of the mess

I'd like to disagree with one aspect of Godzilla's comment to my blog about cigarette butts. While I agree that smokers use the world as a giant ash tray I don't believe they think about it at all. I believe smokers tossing butts is a reflex, a non-thinking habit.Let me [...]

By | May 23rd, 2009|0 Comments

The good, the butts and the ugly

The good.On Saturday, May 2nd the 14th annual Petaluma River Cleanup took place. On a rainy Saturday morning, approximately 100 people met at the Petaluma Marina parking lot. After a small breakfast, they walked, paddled and drove to places along the Petaluma River and hauled trash and recyclables back to [...]

By | May 21st, 2009|0 Comments

Petaluma Promoter

I am an unabashed Petaluma promoter. There is so much to do in this town and so many activities and events to attend that it seens as if something fun happens every week. The latest event was Petaluma's salute to American Graffiti. For a day a large section of the [...]

By | May 18th, 2009|0 Comments

The Hanging Gardens of Petaluma

There is a world wide transportation system that works all day, every day moving plant seeds quietly and efficiently, without burning fuel and that goes largely unnoticed by most of us. The majority of the work is done by the wind but people and animals also help move seeds from [...]

By | May 14th, 2009|0 Comments

Getting old or older?

Getting old and getting older are not the same thing.Older is good; it beats the alternative. Old is, well, old. Not pleasant to be or be around.Older is a physical reality; old is a defeated state of mind.Older can be lots of fun; old isn't much fun at all.Older embraces [...]

By | May 11th, 2009|0 Comments

Beginning to end

When people photograph roses, they usually photograph the flower we call a rose. As I discovered today, the flower isn't the only photogenic part of the rose.From the beginning, when the tightly wound buds first appearTo the end, when the petals have fallen and the rose hips begin to formI [...]

By | May 8th, 2009|0 Comments

Timing

This has been a very welcome if unexpected rain. It's not likely to rain much more before next October; this could be the last rain of the season. All the more reason to enjoy the sights only rain can bring.As I approached the river-side deck in front of the Apple [...]

By | April 9th, 2009|0 Comments

Who am I?

I work tirelessly, day and night, to feed the hungry;I give my life without resistance so others may live;I exist on white light alone. Who am I?

By | March 18th, 2009|0 Comments

A Call to Actions

The photos with this blog show the rather disgusting sight that greeted me Sunday morning as I walked downtown on Kentucky Street in front of Infusions. The butt zone extended for three parking spaces. Disgusting!Here is a suggestion for a small thing someone can do to make the world around [...]

By | March 16th, 2009|0 Comments