Category Archives: Burn Series

Burn8: Costume Season

Posted on August 31, 2015 by liveoaklinda

Ahh – finally tuning into murmurs of fall – had already felt the slipped angle of the sun, but that favored burn & gold season is now unmistakably in the air as well. During these recent burning hot summer days … Continue reading →

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Burn7: The Dangerous Art of Feeding

Posted on July 15, 2014 by liveoaklinda

So right now I’m writing this instead of starting supper.  I should be starting supper.  I’m (habitually at this time of day) thinking about what to make for supper.  My thinking is generally tempered by two factors: 1) what do … Continue reading →

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Burn6: Earth on the Grill

Posted on February 18, 2014 by liveoaklinda

Warning: Increasing Frequency of Climate Change-Induced Panic Attacks! If you know me, you know I’m not kidding – at least I’m not alone with my climate anxiety, which makes me feel a little better, thank you. I have a good excuse for … Continue reading →

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Burn5: Fired Up About Art

Posted on November 8, 2013 by liveoaklinda

I’m an artist.  Yep, you heard that right. I suspect ‘artist’ isn’t your primary association with this particular primate, but I’ve decided it’s time to paint a fuller picture of what makes us human. Because we all started out as … Continue reading →

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Burn4: Cooking with Fire

Posted on September 10, 2013 by liveoaklinda

Can you imagine camping without campfires & grilled meat?  No, me neither.  Like, what’s the point of packing the tent & all the gear if there’s no flickering in the firepit as that lovely star of ours sinks flaming into … Continue reading →

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Burn3: Smoke in the Trees

Posted on August 26, 2013 by liveoaklinda

Prickly burnt-orange redwood needles have been raining onto the back deck for a few weeks now.  I remember the first time this happened a couple of years after our move to Live Oak Avenue in the mid-80’s – it took … Continue reading →

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Burn2: Burning the Fence

Posted on August 6, 2013 by liveoaklinda

We humans lead complicated lives.  It’s the way we like it.  It’s what our large primate brain has been honed for.  It’s just that, well – it’s just that sometimes it’s so exhausting. I can grasp (& I’m sure you can … Continue reading →

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Burn1: As the Bed Burns

Posted on July 2, 2013 by liveoaklinda

Way back (!) in 2006, I started collecting news articles about melting glaciers, acid oceans, scary wildfires, & devastating floods.  I (& of course a few others) felt that we (humans, collectively) weren’t paying enough attention to the ever-increasing evidence … Continue reading →

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