Archive for November, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Lessons to be learned from the oil spill
Bolinas residents watch private companies skim oil offshore after being told by sheriff’s deputies that they themselves were prohibited from cleaning up bunker oil that had washed up on the town’s beach. Some townspeople, however, concluded saving wildlife was more important than obeying a deputy.
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There are many lessons to be learned from Nov. 7’s 58,000-gallon [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, History, Marin County, Photography, West Marin nature, Wildlife by DavidMitchell
Monday, November 26th, 2007
Nature’s Two Acres XX: Where coyotes howl & raccoons roam free
The moon was full Saturday night, and in the Giacomini family’s pasture next to my cabin, a coyote howled off and on from 12:30 to 3:30 a.m. Sometimes I could hear a second coyote answering from the Point Reyes Station Mesa.
During the past five winters, I’ve seen a coyote in my backyard stalking fawns, which [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Dave Mitchell, History, Marin County, Photography, Point Reyes Station, Sonoma County, West Marin nature, agriculture by DavidMitchell
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
West Marin Community Thanksgiving Dinner celebrated in Point Reyes Station’s Dance Palace
Hundreds of West Marin residents plus a number of visitors enjoyed free turkey dinners (with vegetarian “turkey” available) Thursday in Point Reyes Station’s Dance Palace.
The 23rd annual West Marin Community Thanksgiving Dinner, as always, drew community members of all ages and from all walks of life. For many, it was a chance to socialize with [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Marin County, Photography, Point Reyes Station by DavidMitchell
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Giving thanks for an abundant harvest
Here to join me in wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving are a flock of wild turkeys, which I spotted this afternoon behind my pine tree as they strutted near the fence of neighbors Dan and Mary Huntsman.
Wild turkeys, of course, are not native to West Marin. Working with the California Department of Fish & Game, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, History, Marin County, Photography, Point Reyes Station, West Marin nature, Wildlife by DavidMitchell
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Being a Gypsy isn’t enough; KPFA fires host criticized for not being a ‘person of color’
Many of us in West Marin have gotten to know radio newsman Peter Laufer although his homes are in Fairfax and Bodega Bay. Ten years ago he was part of Víctor Reyes’ Spanish-language classes that meet every Tuesday evening at Susan Sasso’s home in Olema.
Photojournalist Ilka Hartmann of Bolinas found herself traveling part of the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in General News, History, Marin County, Sonoma County by DavidMitchell
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Nature’s Two Acres Part IXX: Things that go bump in the night
“I have been one acquainted with the night.” — Robert Frost, 1928
Crescent moon at sunset Wednesday, along with an Oregon junco on my railing. Every culture I’ve encountered enjoys colorful sunsets but feels some apprehension when night falls, fearing danger may lurk unseen in the dark. Here are some more creatures I’ve recently managed to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dave Mitchell, Marin County, Point Reyes Station, West Marin nature, Wildlife by DavidMitchell
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Point Reyes Station pharmacist decries health-insurance practices
With the West Marin Medical Center in Point Reyes Station about to stop caring for thousands of patients, Zsuzsanna Biran, pharmacist at Point Reyes Station’s West Marin Pharmacy, has sent this blog a description of how health-insurance companies are sabotaging health care.
Zsuzsanna Biran (above) and Jason Yoon bought West Marin Pharmacy last year after [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Marin County by DavidMitchell
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Farm Bureau president quits; defends independence of wife who disagrees with his political position
He was the noblest rancher of them all. Forced to choose between a Farm Bureau political stand he was publicly advocating or standing up for his wife, who was being insulted in print for publicly taking a different position, Mike Gale last week resigned as president of the rancher organization.
Saying he “reacted as any husband [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, History, Marin County, Photography, agriculture by DavidMitchell
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Ship hits Bay Bridge; spilled oil drifts out Golden Gate & mires birds on West Marin coast
Two skimmer vessels collect bunker oil offshore of Bolinas Beach late Friday afternoon. Although spilled oil had not yet reached Stinson Beach or Bolinas Beach as of Friday evening, several dozen oily birds had washed up still alive, or had been found dead, or could be seen still swimming just offshore.
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An 900-foot-long container ship, the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in General News, Marin County, Photography, West Marin nature, Wildlife by DavidMitchell
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
California photo book’s release celebrated with gala on Inverness Ridge
Update as of Saturday, Nov. 10: Mitzi and Chelsea, Home Birth (1977 Berkeley) ©Kathleen Goodwin from California Trip, has been selected by Black & White Magazine for a gold award in the Photojournalism category of the magazine’s Single Image Contest. Altogether 5493 images were received, and Kathleen said she feels “truly honored to have reached [...]
