Ring Around the Basin

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Saturday Special: Stories from the Death Ride.
July 12, 2025, randonneuring bicyclists gather for the Death Ride: Tour of the California Alps in the Sierra Nevada.
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Weeds
Why do I do this every year? Well, maybe some humans have this need to rearrange the gardens that Nature provides free-of-charge. Does it give us…
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Wilding the Backyard Lawn
Swapping out the expansive lawns for other types of gardening projects takes hard work, patience, and a fine-tuning of expectations.
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Saturday Special: Why Do Mexicans Come to the U.S.?
A random conversation reveals the catch-22 aspects of immigration that Mexicans face when coming to the U.S.
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Grand Entry
This repost from Ring Around the Basin tells stories of pride and history and how a special event can infuse the mundane day-to-day life with dignity…
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June 2025

Waiting in Line for Love
An unplanned outing to an amusement park offered a great opportunity to get to know someone on a deeper level than most "first dates."
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Worms
In keeping with the wormy theme of last Monday's post, The Western Kingbird Adventure, I offer this poem about a favorite summer night activity children…
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The Western Kingbird Adventure
After volunteering in a wildlife rescue in Tahoe for years, I learned a lot about raising chicks. June is chick season, but I was never involved in the…
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A Working-Class Hero
Dressed in grey work clothes He laced his tall leather boots Each morning while I watched. A battered van stored all his tools. He grew the sweetest…
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There's a Lot to Being a Dad
My husband, Jeff, has been a great dad for our daughter. Now he's a great "Papa" to the grands. Here are some of the highlights of his journey along…
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Five Poems: Kids and Horses and Mentors
These five poems from my book, When the Horses Come and Go, are part of an experiment. They're all stories, but three work better in prose form. Or…
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Conversation with a Rancher: Steward or Threat
A chance meeting with a rancher in the middle of the Nevada wilderness offers another side to the controversy surrounding the environmental effects of…
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