Goodbye, Tree

I have, or had, a very large Box Elder tree in my backyard. It was a part of the landscape, destined to be there forever. Or so I thought. After one of our windstorms...

Bat Rescue!

I’d never seen a bat in Salida, but apparently they are out there, because this one got stuck between a storm window that was partly open at the top, and the closed window (original...

2018 Christmas Letter

Greetings! Thought I’d write a quick note… During 2018 three things happened to me that stand out. First, I went to my 50th high school reunion (Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda MD) This was...