by Louie Ferrera | May 15, 2024 | Nature
Crow How black is that crow sitting way up there near the top of that Dr. Seuss-like eucalyptus tree? So black that it looks like negative space; like a perfect crow shape has been cut out of the blue sky to reveal the blackness of outer space beyond. Black licorice,...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 30, 2024 | Music
I can’t recall for sure exactly when I first heard the Allman Brothers, or who turned me on to them, all I know is their music has been part of my life for over half a century. The Allman Brothers, it seems like they’ve always been there. It was sometime in high...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 22, 2024 | Friends & Family
Mitch, Andy and I are as close as friends can be. We’ve shared countless blissful times together over the course of our more than three decade friendship. Our annual boy’s weekends are much anticipated touchstones in our lives. The following is an account of one such...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 10, 2024 | Nature
In a world thoroughly trampled on by humans, “secret” places are hard to come by. A couple of months ago I found one such spot just off the trail here at Riverfront Park Riverfront is one of the more popular of the regional parks in Sonoma County. The location of my...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 4, 2024 | Nature
Our plum tree is almost completely dead, but instead of mourning its loss, we’ve reimagined what a tree could be. Somehow a small cluster of branches at the center of the tree have managed to bloom this spring. Tiny white blossoms have given way to slender green...
Yup I see the nest! We used to see thrushes in our backyard in late fall/early winter but haven’t seen…
Thanks for weighing in on the Ter, it's great "hearing" your voice!
And… exhale! What a story, what a relief.
Very glad you found it Louie! Both of us will have to get our own rings resized for the opposite…
Nice ending! I can't imagine the dread you were feeling! I did the rain forest walk in 1974. I was…