Author Archives: youngholm

I sent the following message just now to our congressman, Tom McClintock: ——- “President Trump has admitted that his campaign violated the law and broke his oath of office by soliciting damaging information from Russia about his opponent (his tweet … Continue reading →

Took another SMQA workshop yesterday. Once I get the other blocks done and fill it up with embellishments, it will be a wall hanging. Will keep you updated on my progress. Sent from my iPad

Black-Headed Grosbeak on the water feature – California Quail on the brush pile

The last time we had a daily high temperature below 100 degrees was more than three weeks ago, on July 6. I guess we can be grateful that it hasn’t gotten above 107 yet. Last year we hit 112 on … Continue reading →

http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/s.o.biseriatus.html This little guy somehow found himself in the living room, so I captured him in a plastic drinking glass and moved him outside. The bottom of the glass is 2 1/2 inches in diameter, so he’s about half adult … Continue reading →

The smoke from the Ferguson Fire hangs in the sky.

If you’re interested in following the Ferguson fire (the one now burning near Yosemite but not threatening us — yet), the best place I know is this Web site: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5927/ It’s updated frequently, and it has very good maps showing … Continue reading →

– This is the sun rising through the smoke and haze at 7:30 this morning. The Ferguson fire outside Yosemite is about 25 miles directly north of us and not a threat, but we can smell its smoke in the … Continue reading →

…to find the perfect souvenir gift.