Author Archives: hedera
Grand Canyon North Rim 2010
I think I have 4 photo galleries of the pictures I took just on June 9, 2010 – 209 shots. Not all of them made it onto SmugMug. That was the day we drove from Cortez, Colorado to the Grand … Continue reading
Central Park, Summer 2009
I've decided to change my blog habits a bit, now that my personal site has a solid blogging platform. I'll move the blogging reports of our vacations to this site, and leave Hedera's Corner for my political rants, which was … Continue reading
Oakland Shoreline Afternoon
The other weekend, a friend of mine had a birthday party at Martin Luther King Shoreline Park. It was a nice party, but it wasn't my party, so I didn't take any photos of it. I did take photos of … Continue reading
Turkeylets
I saw something amazing this morning on the way back from the gym. The trip back is normally a straight freeway ride, but the Highway Patrol was running a “break,” so I got off the freeway at an exit that … Continue reading
Learning the Charleston
My friend Chris, with whom I worked for many years, often forwards me (on a list of his friends) emails with links another friend of his has found on the Internet. Recently his friend has discovered the British Pathe site … Continue reading
Yosemite in March
I finally got (1) all the stuff cleaned up that suddenly appeared and had to be done, and (2) all the photos sorted, processed, labeled and uploaded; and I’m now finally ready to tell you about our weekend in Yosemite, … Continue reading
Virtuoso Accordion and Other Things
Xasásuan Today isn’t a site I normally visit – my hiker husband pointed it out to me. We aren’t quite sure what Xasásuan is – it may be the name of an Essalen village. The Essalen lived around the Ventana Wilderness. … Continue reading
The Neighborhood Skunk
I am not referring to an unpleasant neighbor; I like my neighbors. The skunk I refer to is furry and black, with a vivid white stripe down his back and along his large fluffy tail. He’s about the size of … Continue reading
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Smoke Alarms
There is nothing more annoying than having the battery on a smoke alarm go south at 6:40 AM on Saturday. (Unless maybe at 3:00 AM on a work day.) Beep. Wait one minute. Beep. And on and on. Usually my … Continue reading
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Placebo
I’m fascinated by the way words change over time. I’ve seen several scientific reports lately on the use and effectiveness of “placebo” drugs – a scientific term for a sugar pill, or more formally an inert substance given instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Etymology
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