This has not been a busy year on my blog, having sometimes gone a month or more without posting anything new. Currently teaching three college classes online from home, and not finding much time to write and post images for the blog. One more week in the semester and Spring has sprung, so that should change. I have a backlog of several dozen photos taken in the last few weeks, so I will soon be posting them along with stories of the experiences I'm having along the way. My overall theme is generally concentrated on flowering plants and their symbiotic relationships with their pollinators. When the mood strikes, I insert philosophical and political comments. Please feel free to share your comments, but please be nice. I try to be.
I have been teaching since 1965 and have recently joined the English Department as an Associate Faculty member at Feather River College. Recently taught Nature Literature in America and am currently teaching Interpersonal Communication and Basic Reading and Writing.
. An actual "wilderness" adventure in downtown Quincy. I stopped by the ditch on Main Street in front of Safeway. The other day I stopped there to photograph the Hooker's Evening Primrose, a giant yellow bloom that was obvious as I drove by. This time I thought I'd explore the entire ditch between the two Main Street entrances to the shopping center. It was kind of like exploring wilderness. I tuned out the sounds of cars and paid attention to bees, flies, and blackbirds. I found over a dozen kinds of wildflowers plus a pan-sized trout! The road department may consider this to be a weed patch and come along soon with weed eaters, but, for now I am enjoying my downtown wilderness. Click on each photo for a close-up and caption. Better yet, grab your camera or sketchbook and spend some time under maple tree here and watch nature in action.
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