Monthly Archives: July 2017

These are the signs at the entrance to Woodcutters Road. Neighbors put the top two up years ago, and Andy added the red one last year:

I’m writing this on Sunday, while Beate, Tim and Andy are taking another walk in the Valle Grande. When Beate told me about it I said, “Better you than me.” I’m sure they will have a great time, but I … Continue reading →

Apparently there was a crisis at The Thundering Herd. Cheoah/Cheezewhiz wanted to take a nap and there was a shirt on her favorite ottoman. She couldn’t lie down until Hu-dad removed it. Can anyone imagine Tempi doing that? Fortunately (hopefully?) … Continue reading →

The historian Henry Adams was being metaphorical, not medical, when he described power as “a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim’s sympathies.” But that’s not far from where Dacher Keltner, a psychology professor at UC Berkeley, ended … Continue reading →

Water your trees! These trees originated at a time when the earth was warmer and wetter than it is today. Once the soil surrounding the roots of the giant sequoias totally dries out these trees are dead. They are not … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I received this message from Sammy up on the land: Do you think I could sneak into the white house and take over the oval office without anyone noticing? I can learn to tweet Sammy (The picture was … Continue reading →

They clearly don’t hate one another. 🙂 July 5, 2017  

We had a good trip up to the land with Kaitlin, Torben and the pups yesterday. They’ll be staying up there until Thursday evening. I was hoping to write this post up there, but my laptop wouldn’t work right. Kaitlin … Continue reading →

Beate, Tim and Andy planted a new redwood Saturday. Notice the beautiful fence Beate and Tim made. 🙂 As usual, fingers crossed. July 3, 2017  

July 2, 2017