King Street Station, once the hallmark of South Seattle is now dwarfed by two massive sports stadiums and tall buildings that would be the envy of Batman. I’ve always been a train buff and can still recall distinctly the whistle blowing from the 1950’s E7...
This was a crazy winter yet productive. Some new “lodge” furniture, desert critters, staying active, great friends, a kidnapping, and dealing with neighbors dog pooh. I’ll focus on the positive–Remember, the worst winter day in Tucson is...
My music education resurfaced in a sorority house in the 1960s during college days. While waiting for my date to descend the circular stairs in perfect splendor, I heard a beautiful piano melody precede her entrance. Upon inquiring, I learned it was none other than...
Well, OK, a little off topic, but this is a Screech Owl that found a nice perch on my entry light here in Tucson and didn’t seem to care at all if I walked underneath him (or her) all day. By night, he had departed, ostensibly to hunt, leaving a nice pellet of...
I’ve had this incense burner that I bought in some NPS bookstore years back when they sold actual native crafts made locally–and thought it would make a good template for a small chiminea. I am now in Tucson picking up the project begun last Spring. ...
I always stop by Jackson Hole now on my biannual drives both north and south from Tucson to Seattle’s here seeking the late summer storms–and I am not disappointed. For two weeks the skies rumble and an occasional lightening bolt strikes a peak. Forest...
