Not the Super Bloom
Southern California’s deserts are in a super bloom. I just came from there. Ironically, we...
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Tag: rain
Vox Clamantis in Deserto
More and more I think there should be an entrance exam for anyone visiting California, either for...
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Talking Like Rain
Isak Dineson, in her wonderful memoir of her time on an African coffee plantation, has a beautiful...
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In Rain We Trust
Rain is a beautiful thing in California. At least it is in the vast majority of the state whose...
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Más Español, Por Favor
I’m on the cusp of the mid-point in my intensive Spanish language immersion program in...
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Spring is Busting Out All Over!
I’m sure I mentioned all that rain we’ve been having — seems like 40 days and 40...
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Bud Break and Delicate Flowers
Postings have been thin on the ground around here, mostly because we’ve been slaves to the...
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And a Drainage Ditch Runs Through It
What a difference a month makes. Especially in Sonoma. Especially if that month is January....
Read MoreRainy Days and Mondays
Usually farmers pray for rain. Especially in semi-arid places like California. Except when that rain comes at the end of the growing season and just before harvest. And if you are growing wine grapes. Typically, we shut off the...
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Now is the Winter of My Discontent
An English poet, other than the one referenced above, said “April is the cruelest...
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So You Are All Complaining About the Snow. Well, The Flip Side Ain’t Pretty Either.
Our weather in Northern California is possibly even scarier. We’re now in our second...
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Goin’ Feral On the Frontier
If you live in California or have ever visited here at the change of seasons, you know how the...
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