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5 days ago
1 min

The Tomatoes Ripen

I planted my three tomato plants so late that I still have a month to wait before my tomatoes are ready to eat. But my -->

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Aug 2
1 min

Walking to Tacoma

I've taken 1,693,819 steps since March 16. That's an average of more then 12,000 steps per day, every day, seven -->

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Jul 31
2 min

The Nose at the Met

Dmitri Shostakovich’s first opera, The Nose, is a satirical tale of a St. Petersburg official who wakes up without a nose—just a -->

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Jul 29
3 min

From Bayreuth to New York: Tannhäuser

I purchased a ticket to watch the Bayreuth (Germany) production of Tannhäuser, but the streaming link never arrived. Glen and I were -->

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Jul 27
3 min

The Bayreuth Festival: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

These are the days of reverse travel. I had planned to be in Germany this month for the Bayreuth Festival. Instead, the -->

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Jul 22
1 min

The Solar System Visits Us: Comet NEOWISE

With the lack of travel due to COVID, I was delighted to hear that the Earth has a visitor from the solar system-->

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Jul 20
2 min

Domestic Diversions

I am a traveler. After 16 trips last year and 2 earlier this year, it was difficult to have my travel life come to a screeching -->

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Jul 19
4 min

The Bayreuth Festival

The highlight in any true fan of Richard Wagner’s music is a visit to Bayreuth to attend the annual Bayreuther Festspiele to hear -->

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Jul 18
2 min

Travel Distances Redefined

My idea of local and distant travel has been shaped by my having crossed the Antarctic Circle, the Arctic Circle -->

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Jun 28
2 min

Black Bart and the Premium Grapes of Atlas Peak

When most people think of Napa, the towns in the valley come to mind—Napa, St. Helena, Yountville, Oakville, Calistoga, and -->

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Jun 27
1 min

A Caravan to Gilroy

Fifty percent of the produce in the USA comes from California. Farm workers get paid very little. Yet they put themselves at risk to -->

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May 31
1 min

The Journey Ends

Today is the last day of mandatory shelter at home. As people integrate themselves more and more into "normal" activities, I expect to →

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May 30
1 min

Back in Space

While many of us are sheltering in place in our homes on Earth, two lucky guys (Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley) got to leave the →

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May 29
1 min

They Were Us

There are only a few days left for the shelter-in-place order in my area. It is sobering to think that →

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May 28
1 min

A Lion Visits

We have two Critter Cams on the property, one to capture visitors to the pond and the other to find out who hangs out in the →

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May 27
1 min

Color or Black and White?

Color photography was the topic of Lesson 15 in the History of photography course that I am taking. My assignment was to create an →

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May 26
1 min

Getting Ready to Plant

The temperatures are finally rising into the 80's and staying in the 70's at night. I love the heat, but this means I must →

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May 26
1 min

The Bees are Working Hard

Journey at Home Day 71 The patio in front of our entrance is full of creeping thyme, which flowers at this time of year. Native bees love...

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May 25
1 min

Bread

Yeast and flour became scare soon after the shelter-in-place order was in effect. I always have plenty of flour, baking soda, and →

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May 24
1 min

Assembly Required

Given that I'll be home all summer, I decided to try growing a few vegetables. It's tricky where I live because deer will eat whatever is →

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DIGITAL RABBIT

Travel Writer, Photographer

The Tomatoes Ripen

Walking to Tacoma

The Nose at the Met

From Bayreuth to New York: Tannhäuser

The Bayreuth Festival: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

The Solar System Visits Us: Comet NEOWISE

Domestic Diversions

The Bayreuth Festival

Travel Distances Redefined

Black Bart and the Premium Grapes of Atlas Peak

A Caravan to Gilroy

The Journey Ends

Back in Space

They Were Us

A Lion Visits

Color or Black and White?

Getting Ready to Plant

The Bees are Working Hard

Bread

Assembly Required