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Despite mostly rave reviews, Cloud Atlas has failed to pull in much money at the box office.  That seems a shame for a big-budget movie with a cast full of famous actors that also happens to be the best movie … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve posted to this blog; sorry to those who have been checking! Our summer drought (only 0.12″ of rain between July 1 and October 12) came to an abrupt end, with nearly continuous rain since … Continue reading →

No, not the events that we all are watching these days, but the Olympic Mountains of northwestern Washington where I spent last weekend hiking with Steve and Nora.  We did two overnight, 9-10 mile trips, the first one along the … Continue reading →

My blog has fallen silent, or so it seems.  I have quite a backlog of photos which may never get posted – more spring wildflowers, a hike in Opal Creek Wilderness with Kelly, the annual morel hunt adventure (we found … Continue reading →

June 5th, in addition to being Elizabeth’s birthday, was the date of a most-rare astronomic occurrence: a “transit” of Venus across the Sun.  Every 1.6 years Venus “laps” Earth, passing between us and the Sun.  This is known as an … Continue reading →

The honey flow, that is.  That’s beekeeper-speak for the time of year when nectar is sufficiently abundant that bees can collect more than they need on a daily basis.  Around here the main “flow” is blackberries, and they are just … Continue reading →

If you tried to check my blog last week, you probably saw an error message.  The site was down as I transferred luterra.com from Chris’s webhost to my own, replacing the now-defunct StoneConnection.net. Last Sunday we set out to explore … Continue reading →

We had 80 degrees today, almost a record high and the third in a string of summerlike beautiful clear days.  The solar tank reached 161º yesterday, enough for about 20-25 minutes of showering.  Our bees were out in force, pollinating … Continue reading →

Liz and I made a pact to “experience Spring” this year – to get out into wilder lands to see and feel the progression of wildflowers, leaf-outs, and scents.  It is something that was very much a part of me … Continue reading →

We’re in a pattern of April showers – or maybe more like March showers as it hasn’t gotten above 50 the past three days.  But the skies are beautiful, and aside from the alternating downpours/hail showers and full sun, afternoons … Continue reading →