Archive for December, 2008
Monday, December 29th, 2008
A parting look at 2008
First a recap of 2008′s headline news: It’s been a good year for double-entendres in headlines, as evidenced by samples published in each issue of The Columbia Journalism Review. “Cash reward to be offered whenever a cop is shot,” announced a headline in the March 3 edition of the Newark, New Jersey, Star Ledger. Or [...]
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Blackout hits Tomales Bay area
Tomales Bay area residents tonight coped with a several-hour blackout that hit at 7 p.m. Members of a utility crew show up tonight at the PG&E substation in Olema (right & below). Even after the probable cause of the blackout was found, utility workers still had to systematically test a variety of electrical equipment before [...]
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXVIII: Way Out West in West Marin
Not long after midnight this morning, I was sitting by my woodstove looking into the flames when I heard a coyote howling in the neighboring horse pasture (right), which is owned by the Giacomini family. The howls consisted of wails followed by a series of yips, and the coyote sounded so near I went out [...]
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Chileno Valley Ranch as depicted by a rancher-artist who lives there
An exhibition of plein air paintings by Chileno Valley artist and rancher Sally Gale opened Saturday in the gallery of Toby’s Feed Barn. Showing along with Sally’s exhibit, which is titled Fall Views of Chileno Valley Ranch, are aerial images of Marin County landscapes by photographer Bill Dewey. Sally (at right) talks with guests Norman [...]
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Nature’s Two Acres XXXVIII: This time it’s a tale of two bobbed cats
I was preparing to fix breakfast about 11 a.m. today when I looked out the kitchen window and saw a bobcat hunting just outside. Two weeks ago, as was reported here, I had been thrilled to see and photograph a bobcat hunting near a car parked at my house. This time, the bobcat was even [...]
