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Tag Archives: NATURE
August 2015
This month, I decided to do my “31-point-plan” illustration based on the things I’ve been reading about (and watching) – see “Jonathan Strange,” etc. – and on my coloring book, which is on a similar theme. And while I’m on … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Books, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, Balance, books, creativity, entertainment, Fiction, FUN, Literature, NATURE, synchronicity
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Suburban Ducks
Now here’s something you don’t see every day: After shopping for groceries at Safeway yesterday, right before I got to my car, I saw this: Now I wonder why on earth these Mallards would want to sit in a parking … Continue reading
Spring Vacation
March 19 – 25, 2015 – we’re off to Los Angeles to spend time with my dad and for Dalton to attend his League of Legends weekend. Our journey begins with a ride on the Airport Express bus. Arriving at … Continue reading
SCWBI
Yesterday I attended this event through the northern California chapter of SCBWI. My friend, Jennifer, who is also an aspiring picture-book author, went with me. I found the experience truly inspiring and enjoyed it very much: SCBWI NORTH BAY SONOMA … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Ruminations
Tagged art, books, children, creativity, friends, FUN, NATURE, writing
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Commuting
I have probably mentioned the fact that once a week I go and work at a client location for a few hours. It is just across the county line and a drive of only about 20 miles. When the traffic … Continue reading
MONTEREY (Road Trip part 2)
Summer Road Trip, continued… 8/25/14 – Monterey, California – what a wonderful place to be. And it’s always a nice feeling to wake up in a hotel, knowing the day is yours to do with as you like. We took … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged beauty, family, FUN, NATURE, vacation
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Summer Road Trip 2014
On Sunday morning, August 24th, my son and I embarked on our very first Road Trip. Because of the fact that our trip to see my father in LA will be delayed (due to their moving once again), I decided … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged California, family, NATURE, ocean, parenting, road trip, vacation
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Musings About Joseph Campbell
So I’ve decided that I do want to write about Hero with a Thousand Faces that I recently read. Joseph Campbell wrote this book back in 1949 – right smack in the middle of the twentieth century. I found myself … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Books, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, books, history, Literature, NATURE, nonfiction, philosophy, questions, religion, serendipity, spirit
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031614
I woke up this morning thinking about God – or, rather, the concept of God. When we got smart and quit believing in an actual, living God, we sort of “threw the baby out with the bathwater.” Because, while I … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged ADD/HD, creativity, NATURE, philosophy, questions, religion, spirit
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It must be spring…
Wednesday morning, as my sister and I were looking out the front window, we saw an unusual bird on the front lawn. My sister did some checking and determined that it was a Northern Flicker; more specifically, A Red Shafted … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces…
Happy Monday! Well, first of all, I am rather proud of myself for doing the housework I’d decided to do today. I have lately determined that Monday is my day to do that and to work on the garage (per … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, Balance, community, creativity, goals, humor, NATURE, writing
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Red-Tailed Hawk
This afternoon while I was in the garage doing laundry, I heard a bird that made me turn to look out the window. No more than 6 feet from where I was standing at the window, perched on the hot-tub … Continue reading
THE AQUARIUM SAGA, Part 2
(Click here for the Aquarium Saga, Part 1) 7/7/13: So here we are with happy little fish in a nice new 10-gallon tank. But things are never as simple as one would like – fish food is very messy, it … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged fish, kids, learning, NATURE, pets
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9/15/13
My first thoughts this morning arrive with the noisy chatter of young Jays in our backyard coming in with the breeze through the open window. It feels like a summer day and, actually, summer is not yet over; not until … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged books, NATURE, religion, science, writing
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07/14/13
This morning I saw a very cool thing when I went outside for a cigarette. A big vulture came swooping down and sat on top of the telephone pole right behind our house. Those things are so BIG – ugly, … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged ADD/HD, NATURE, perception, politics
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Life of Pi
And I started this book last night, 7/6/13: (and finished it 7/10/13 – and soon thereafter I got the movie.) Life of Pi by Yann Martel Book Description Release date: October 2, 2012 MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION COPIES SOLD New … Continue reading
070713
The Aquarium Saga Two or three years ago, my son won a couple of goldfish at the fair with his father. That led to my going out and buying a small aquarium and other supplies for them. They lived a … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged family, kids, NATURE, pets
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INSANITY?
CONNECTIONS… I often tend to see the “connectedness” between seemingly disparate things; I constantly see examples of the ways things are connected. But sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint just how a thing might relate to another thing, even … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Ruminations
Tagged books, history, insanity, money, NATURE, philosophy, politics, questions, relationships
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We love our Eucalyptus…
Here in Petaluma, and in many other parts of the Bay Area and California, these lovely eucalyptus trees, many of them more than 100 years old, can be found everywhere, in shady groves, and alongside and canopying our roadways. … Continue reading
Cat Breeders gone WILD
I quote here an article from The New Yorker wherein I learn that people are now breeding wild cats with domestic cats. At first this seems like a rather neat idea to me, a major cat-lover, until I read on … Continue reading