Monthly Archives: June 2022

I mentioned installing the extra four-foot culvert yesterday. We did it in October 2013 and haven’t had trouble with flash flooding in that area since. There are more pictures here on Flickr. June 30, 2022

Yesterday we showed the August 26, 2011 pictures of the flash flooding. The first flood was even worse. The trouble is intense fires not only burn the vegetation, they bake the soil so water can’t soak in. It all flows … Continue reading →

Andy has been getting flash flood alerts on his cellphone…that’s often an aftermath of wildfires. Here are pictures of one in del Norte Canyon that messed up our road after the 2011 fire: So far our recent rains were enough … Continue reading →

Andy couldn’t connect to the internet up on the land a few days ago, so we’ve been trying to debug it with me down here. Yeah, lots of luck with that. I had him bring down his Chromebook in case … Continue reading →

Torben took this one up on the land in 2016: When she chases her tail it does look like a little tornado. She also had a habit of jumping and walking around Torben when he was walking her. To see … Continue reading →

Montana was even more high-energy than Zoe is. That’s why they called her Montana Tornado, or Mor-Tor for short. Here are some videos Torben took: I especially like that last one. Sammy and I weren’t nearly as adept as Montana … Continue reading →

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm. ––Robert Louis Stevenson I like that quote, it reminds me of Alcott’s I think in … Continue reading →

A few weeks after they brought Zoe home Torben made this pool for her. How sweet was that, and how sweet was she, happily amusing herself? Click on the photo or here on Flickr for the video. June 23, 2022

Kaitlin reminded me they brought Zoe home four years ago. Here’s what I wrote the next day:  New Pup! How cool is that! They’ve named her Zoe, and she’s sweet and very high energy. We’re looking forward to hearing a … Continue reading →

Ten years ago I wrote about my experience with Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered. Looking through old cartoons I drew years ago made me want to draw a bit more again, so I bought the latest version of the book … Continue reading →