Dry-Gulch Monday
January 20, 2014Clear and a bit on the chilly side this early Monday on California’s north coast — a big chunk of the moon still lights the western sky, shimmering now out over the Pacific Ocean. And…
Category Archives: Environment
A Bright Warm
January 15, 2014A most-beautiful afternoon of warm sunshine and nearly-no wind — here on California’s north coast, a rare day when all you need is just a T-shirt, or at least for my old, skinny ass. We…
Heavy Melt
January 13, 2014Another report signifying lack of an actual, deep-understanding of the swift-boat capabilities of climate change, in this instance, the Pine Island Glacier, largest single contributor to sea-level rise in Antarctica, is not-so-slowly melting away —…
‘The Rain in Seville is Marvelous’
January 12, 2014High overcast and way-quiet this early Sunday morning on California’s north coast — we had some rain, and that some rain is gone. Although we received a strong downpour for a little while yesterday, the…
Frigid Weather — ‘Counterintuitive’ Warming
January 7, 2014Clear and cold this Tuesday morning here on California’s north coast, but: In northern Minnesota right now, the temperature has dipped to a staggering -42 F. The chill is running so deep in the North…
Hot-House Icicle
January 5, 2014(Illustration: Alder Point Road in southern Humboldt County, about a two-hour drive slightly southeast of the northern coast, taken Feb. 24, 2011, and found at Kim Sallaway Photography). “Polar Vortex!” A couple of words used…
Bored?
January 3, 2014Crystal-clear and cold again this Friday morning here on California’s north coast as we wedge deeper into the new year. Not that 2014 will see anything of retentive value to aid in warding off all…
Rabbit-hole, Ho!
January 1, 2014Thick ground fog and chilly this way-too-early Wednesday here on California’s north coast, and really quiet. This the first day of 2014 — and your point? This past year, it seems to me, has to…
Fuk!
December 31, 2013Darkly-overcast with a chilly wind this afternoon on California’s north coast, but more compelling is what’s happening way-west, to the Far East and Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant — more trouble apparently right now, maybe serious…
The End…of 2013
December 31, 2013High clouds and a bit chilly again this Tuesday morning on California’s north coast, the final day of the year and the last we’ll see of them days. A whole-lot of shit will continue, though,…