Tag Archives: drought

Waking Up to Water

Posted on November 21, 2013 by liveoaklinda

I’ve really been enjoying this bright November of golden leaves & comfy old scarves, but I can’t recall ever being so happy to hear the rain as I did upon waking up yesterday morning…not the usual drippy harbor fog kind … 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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Gardening in Pajamas

Posted on June 4, 2013 by liveoaklinda

Here in Santa Cruz – & in most of the west, actually – we’re in another drought year: we can water our garden before 10 am or after 5 pm.  I don’t have a drip system in the yard, so on … Continue reading →

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Believing in Gravity

Posted on April 15, 2013 by liveoaklinda

My latest meditation image is of the Sun viewed from about the location of Jupiter.  In my imagination-meditation, I see our home star as a bright speck, brighter than the other stars but clearly one of them, not owned or … Continue reading →

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More Waterworks: Scottish Showers & Desal

Posted on May 9, 2012 by liveoaklinda

After that last post I thought I’d try for something more pedestrian.  (Please bear with me, I really love that word & will no doubt use it alot.)  So, here’s a question: how often are you in the shower, blithely standing under our pretty-much-always-running-water-on-demand, … Continue reading →

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