Learning the Rules

Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, July 2, 2026 You may have heard comparisons of the game of chess to the game of life. I can see how useful it could be to apply the logic of the game to the logic we employ every day. In chess, a player tries...

It’s Not Finished

Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Darren Milam Wednesday, July 1, 2026 A couple of weeks ago, I started the project shown in the image. Eventually, it will become a small patio made of concrete pavers, with a picnic table where we can sit and enjoy our garden. But as you...

American Woodcock       

Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Robert Howson Tuesday, June 30, 2026 “Bizarre” could be the word you might use to describe one of America’s most common shorebirds, the American Woodcock.  To begin with, you wouldn’t find it along the shore.  Instead you’d...

Taking a Break

Photo ©2011 and Commentary ©2026 by Chuck Davis Monday, June 29, 2026 Like the Coyote in our photo today, I am taking a break. On June 21, 2026, my older brother, Buzz, and I started hiking south from the Siskiyou Summit trailhead of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)....

Unkempt

Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, June 28, 2026 I have to laugh when I walk by this little neighborhood tree, with its different-colored branches wildly bursting out in all directions. It lacks discipline and constraint; the word I thought of when...