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The Adventures of Chartan: A List and a Letter
(Last Sunday: Minerva tells Chartan she wants to buy the limo service and make him general manager. Chartan, distracted by the job offer, blurts out to Gina one of the names he likes for their baby is Thor, Minerva’s inventor friend—he is surprised that Gina picks “Thor.”) As usual Chartan woke at first light […]
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The Nasturtium Forest
The western hillside of Mission Trail which ends at the historic Carmel Mission is home to a forest of nasturtiums. Here are a few examples.
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The Adventures of Chartan: Option Revealed
(Last Sunday: Chartan drives Mrs. Minerva to San Francisco where she hints that she has an option for him.) Chartan drove Mrs. Minerva to her mansion a few minutes before six p.m., two hours later than scheduled. The delay was due to an unexpected stop at the end of the trip—the millionaire widow […]
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Scrub Jays Like Bathing
If you put water out, they will find it–the scrub jays that is. I filled the bird bath up three times yesterday. The jays splash around until the water is practically gone. These photos are of a scrub jay registering dismay at the lack of water service on my part. It knows I am behind […]
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Small Wildflower Art
I took these photos in the prone position with the camera about five inches from each wildflower. It’s a whole other world down there in the brush. (If you were saying this last sentence in the 18th Century you might utter “it is a whole nother world, ” but today that statement would send Spell […]
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California Kingsnake
This weekend I was taking a photo class at a county park when I encountered a brightly colored snake exploring a rest area. It was calm and curious and I was unsure. Poisonous? I informed the “ranger” of my encounter and he, in turn, called on an associate who studies snakes. He said it was […]
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The Adventures of Chartan: An Option
(Last Sunday: Chartan and Gina begin discussing a name for their baby-to-come. Two of the six teens Chartan drove to the prom are still missing.) Chartan eased the limo onto I-80 with Mrs. Minerva on the back chatting on the phone. It was the usual roundtrip from Sacramento to her therapist, Dr. Kodor, […]
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