PBS black bear fact sheet No joke, twice today I’ve read about and seen where bears are attacking people. One was at an animal show in China, which showed woefully unprepared animal trainers who were involved dealing with the attack. It’s not the first time a captive wild creature has fought back against its imprisonment….
Month: December 2025
dVerse Prosery Monday — Granites and Schists
The granites and schistsOf my dark and stubborn country.— by Nan Shepherd, from, “The Hill Burns”from In the Cairngorms* Granites and Schists She lay curled and still, a small figure lost in loose, white cotton folds in the graffiti-enshrined bus stop cubicle. A puffy-jacketed arc of bystanders with pointed phones surrounds her. Sirens approach. Crowds…
from Turtle Talk: Historical States’ Land Grabs from Native American Tribes continues (my title)
“More Than Morrill: The Intertwined History of Indian Land Dispossession, Arizona Statehood, and University Enrichment,” by Teresa M. Miguel-Stearns, Samantha Ginsberg, and Kristen Cook
#SLS — Tecumseh Valley by Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt, Our Mother The Mountain album cover One day God touched me on the shoulderand said…‘SON, WRITE THESE SONGS.’So I did.—Townes Van Zandt Anyone who has heard a Townes Van Zandt song knows that he is singing from a God-ordained place. He chronicles the human condition like no other. He sings with an…
FFF 61 — pics of this and that
Oops! This was supposed to post at 9 this morning but last night’s tired me forgot to schedule it. Here ya go! Some of these are from November and the rest from December so far. In the beginning of November older son had vacation and we took a drive north, to Hesperia, where there…
Fandango’s Story Starter #224 — Julia, Midori Lake, 1954
“Julia, Midori Lake, 1954” taken May 2023 Portrait of a Lady: Julia, Midori Lake, 1954 Gerard and Rita had been married for 45 years when death’s scythe took Rita away from him. James and Marybeth, their children, lived in coastal cities on opposite sides of the country, leaving Gerard stuck in the middle in more…
#FF — Tasteful Transition
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Tasteful Transition Kathleen can’t get used to all of the space. She is used to her 20-foot-wide stall at the farmer’s market, doing her best to tastefully cram her products onto broad slats. After a decade’s worth of education in learning local’s tastes and building her reputation for quality cheeses…
Tao Talk 