First Post: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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Last jacaranda shot of 2023

This was from nine days ago, at their peak. Now we are clearly on the downward side of the mountain in terms of vitality, color & bloom. Vale! Continue reading

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First Post: Monday, August 7, 2023

Good afternoon still from the Golden West. Good afternoon this time. Continue reading

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First Post: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Sunday now, and more unpleasantness on the course… Continue reading

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First Post: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Saturday, grim Saturday… Continue reading

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First Post: Friday, August 4, 2023

No federal indictments of note announced today. But it’s Friday, so there’s that. Friday! Continue reading

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First Post: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Hey! How ya’ doin’ over there? Well, that’s good! Were you arraigned in a federal courthouse today? No? Well, then, even better! And your closest supporters & enablers, do they display overweening ARROGANCE (!) when you & they don’t get their way? Well, then, our friend in horseracing, you are among the best! ARROGANCE! Continue reading

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First Post: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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Refreshing!

A toast…drink-up! Continue reading

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First Post: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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If it rests, it rusts!

For us, this is a wild pattern; we never get this level of Peak (Red) zoning. What happened! Continue reading

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First Post: Monday, July 31, 2023

Good afternoon (PDT) this time. Relative humidity at the top of Nichols Canyon at quarter past 4 is at 48 percent, which for this part of the world at this time of year is pretty high; you can feel the mugginess from this lower-pressure monsoonal moisture — sweaty stuff even if the direct sunlight is blunted by the overcast. Continue reading

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First Post: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Measure by measure and drop by drop…
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