Author Archives: youngholm

Arlin and I returned on Saturday July 9 from a chamber music workshop at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata on the far north coast of California. Arlin worked half days from our dorm room while I was rehearsing. One of … Continue reading →

We returned from a week in Humboldt County to find the Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park awaiting us. The fire is at the south entrance to the park, about 30 road miles northeast of Dragonfly Ranch. I took this … Continue reading →

This was yesterday’s exciting event. We rescued a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest in the tractor shed. The top shelf in the tractor shed holds a disused bagger that was supposed to collect grass clippings when … Continue reading →

I knew we had eagles in this part of the world, and yesterday I finally saw one, only about half a mile from the house. I was out jogging when I heard a screech that was louder and harsher than … Continue reading →

A 12×12-foot shade sail fits nicely on the supports that hold up the hawk netting. The next step, I suppose, is to move the small chicken house under the shade. Or move the shade. Look carefully and you’ll see Bandit, … Continue reading →

I wanted to name this rooster the Cardinal because his black, gray, and red colors reminded me of Cardinal Richelieu, the Gray Eminence. That was a little too esoteric, apparently, so we settled on calling him the Bishop.



We spent the morning in Wawona, just inside Yosemite National Park’s south entrance. A 19th- century entrepreneur from New Hampshire named Galen Clark built the roadway of this bridge in 1868. After a few years he sold out to the … Continue reading →

https://www.shinzenjapanesegarden.org/ To my shame, I didn’t even know that Fresno had a Japanese garden until a few weeks ago.