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  • Hiking the Sierras, Paiute Pass

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    There are so many places to hike in the Eastern Sierras, one hardly knows where to begin. I have several posts worth of photos of recent hikes and thought about lumping them together. But each hike has its own rewards, so I promise not to bore you with too many photos of the ‘same’ thing.…

  • The farmhouse

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    I grew up in the United States on a dairy farm in the state of Pennsylvania, in pastoral Chester County. Lots of trees, grass and streams running through meadows with many Holstein cows were all part of my childhood. My house was a three-story square house with a basement. Although it had a front door,…

  • An afternoon in the park

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    The park had all the proper park pieces. Paved winding pathways, a meandering stream, a pond with ducks, ducklings and seagulls, lovely shade trees, benches and picnic tables, nicely mowed grass, children’s play areas, a skate park, a swimming pool and requisite hoots and screams filtering through the hot summer afternoon air. The senior center was…

  • Science anyone?

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    At the top of the pass between the White and Inyo Mountains is a mysterious sign that says CARMA. I had wondered about it almost every time I drove through the pass, but always forgot to look it up when I got home (no cell coverage up there.) There weren’t any KEEP OUT signs, but…

  • Three Favorite Songs

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    Write about the three most important songs in your life — what do they mean to you? Hmmm . . . My oldest son asked me recently about a song I used to play a lot on the piano when he was a child, who knew he was listening? Playing the piano was never easy…

  • A room with a view

    A room with a view

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    Several years ago, my dear late cousin and I traveled half-way around the world to visit her daughter who lives on the island of Mauritius. Since the trip takes up to 43 hours of travel from the East Coast of the United States (particularly when you have an unexpected 11 hour delay at Heathrow Airport),…

  • Weekend Ramblings

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    What was begun as a photographic blog seems to be turning into more words than I expected. I find that I do a lot of research, look up a lot of words, and think about what to write before I snap a photo. Being a transplant from the East Coast has led me to explore…

  • Cowboys

    Cowboys

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    Branding time for calves. The day is bright and sunny, hot but not too hot, dusty, lots and lots of mamas mooing and calves mooing because they are separated from mama. Approximately 250 calves are being branded today and earlier in the day were rounded up by the cowboys and put into corrals. The horses were calmly resting…

  • The Kindness of Strangers

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    http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/the-kindness-of-strangers/ When was the last time a stranger did something particularly kind, generous, or selfless for you? Tell us what happened! This post is in response to the prompt above from the WordPress editors: I live full-time in an older RV. At the moment, I’m parked near two different north/south 13,000′ mountain ranges (probably 15…