Cabin Fever:

I have begun to develop a couple of hypotheses of what is happening to the sunshine that we are so feverishly chasing. Read More »

Birder’s Paradise.

Judy and I returned to Bodega Bay after seeing Ed and Sarah off. As usual I worked out my route in detail using Topo USA by DeLorme, hooked up to my GPS. I sincerely dislike “surprises” like dead end roads, so I plan carefully. Read More »

Wine Country Explorations:

Gary and Judy drove North and Ed and Sarah drove West and we all met in Healdsberg in Sonoma County California. We both started out independently. Gary and Judy braving the traffic on I-808 through the heart of the East Bay from San Jose through Oakland and San Rafael to get to 101. Ed and Sarah running the I-80 gauntlet through Napa and Sonoma. Read More »