September 26, 2011
Handcar Regatta 2011
Photos of me taken by Rick:
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January 22, 2011
2011 Laguna de Santa Rosa Tree-a-Thon
On a foggy Saturday morning I met up with a group of people to plant trees and shrubs for the restoration of Irwin Creek in the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed. Having signed up for the event a couple months prior through the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, I did a little fundraising for this annual "Tree-a-Thon" event to earn money to support their watershed rehabilitation efforts throughout the year. Thank you to those who contributed!
After observing the two little sleeping barn owls in palm trees in front of the Foundation's offices, we were taken to the creek-side planting site by horse-drawn carriage, with a little pony excitedly galloping along with us in it's pasture on the other side of the driveway fence.
Prepared with my hat, boots, and gloves, everything else was conveniently supplied and ready for us when we arrived, including a breakfast of spinach croissants and water in a booth set up by Whole Foods.
The site was a strip of area that had previously been part of a cow pasture where the cows were allowed to graze right up to the creek, allowing manure to pollute the watershed as well as cause destructive erosion. The understanding I gleaned by asking questions of as many people as I could, was that the county bought an easement from the property owner in order to protect the watershed by planting a riparian buffer between the relocated pasture fence and the creek.
We were organized into groups, assigned rows to work down, and given a demo of how to dig, plant, and use the cardboard weed barrier and juice-box to protect the young seedlings. Three of us from our group ― me, and a man and woman a bit younger than me ― volunteered to began the digging of holes so that the children and older members of our group could begin putting plants in the ground. After more than half the row was dug, I went back and joined in the planting. I planted 8 oaks, 3 ash, 1 box elder, 2 California blackberries, and 2 California rose.
After our row was finished, I went on to help dig holes and plant in some of the more difficult areas, the wet, lower areas closer to the creek. When every plant was in the ground, we got a carriage ride back up to the offices and were served pizza in the backyard while the fundraising leaders were honored by Executive Director, David Bannister.
$22k was raised by the event, and a total of 500 native plants were put in the ground that day. It was a fun and fulfilling experience that I plan to take part in again soon.
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June 3, 2005
Street Corner Musician
After dinner we were standing in front of the bookstore drinking coffee when this man offered us half his pizza. He then sat down to play us piano.
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February 26, 2005
Saying Goodbye
Photofriday challenge: Ghostly
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Pickle Family Circus
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February 7, 2005
Dog Pe
The lights for the blue cat and the "TCO" were out.
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February 6, 2005
Oaks
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February 3, 2005
Playing in the Fountain
Watching Micah while his mom was at a Kaiser appointment. He badly wanted to put his tongue in the fountain water.
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November 28, 2004
Evil Twins
At a park in Santa Rosa these twin girls were not there to toss bread to the ducks and geese. The twins were sneaking up in order to better throw rocks as hard as they could from close range. Luckily, water fowl are well protected by thick layers of feathers and down. I just can't believe the parents stood by and let the girls do this.
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This is actually outside Andy's Market in Sebastopol.
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Arianna Helen