Urbanites and public lands
I'm sure you're all aware of Sally Jewell's nomination for Secretary of the Interior. Did you all read this from The New York Timesblog by Timothy Egan? It got me feeling a little territorial:For all...
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Simply trending
This is a rant that will make me sound older than I am. I was going to say like my mother, but really it’s more like my grandmother. She would be well over 100 if she were alive today. But my mother...
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Simply raining
This should be a picture of the mare that I mention in the first paragraph. The hen did a better job of showing off the rain - and she gets mention later in the diary. I just read that Portland and...
View ArticleSheryl Sandberg isn't leaning in nearly enough
Had to read Lean In because female friends and colleagues are reading it and I want to be in on what they are taking about and hip to when they are using Sandberg's sound bites/recommendations on me (I...
View ArticleFacebook responds to the power of social media with positive steps
Just a few days ago I posted a diary in response to my grappling with the contrast of the message of Susan Sandberg's book, Lean In with the misogynistic content allowed on the Facebook site by the the...
View ArticleThis took me thirty years to cry over
My swag bag from the Netroots conference contained a little booklet called 1 in 3 that included women’s stories of abortion. The intention of the campaign that is behind production of the booklet is to...
View ArticleI hope my mother comes back as a waiter
My mother recently downsized from a house to a tiny apartment, and getting rid of everything she has accumulated over the years has been no easy task. So much stuff, so much useless stuff. We’re still...
View ArticleWhy join the military?
My son wants to join the military, and I’m trying to get my head around his thinking. I need a few good brains on this. I don’t want to deal with any right-wing rants on my lack of flag-waving...
View ArticleWAYWO: The Snark of a Wise Woman
Many articles on professional and personal development recommend finding mentors who will help you with upward mobility and improvement of you and your career. Colleagues have told me that seeking out...
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The Daily Bucket: Turning invasives into black gold
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note of any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
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DK Quilt Guild: Here's to the backyard quilter
Years ago I was hired by a local contractor to work as a carpenter's apprentice and was paired with a guy named Larry. On my first day I watched Larry trace the angle of one board on to another, and...
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The Daily Bucket: The 90-acre wood
A not quite 100-acre wood sits directly across from my house, literally a stone's throw from my front porch (I'm not on Pooh corner, but given the amount of manure I manage, I suppose it's a good name...
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Keep talking--I just need to take this call
A friend tells me her daughter-in-law pulls her cell phone halfway out of her pocket every few seconds to check it while they are visiting, while she's in the middle of conversations with family...
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Trailing through the tangle of what grows around you
The Backyard Science group regularly publishes The Daily Bucket, which features observations of the world around us. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds, flowers and anything natural or...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket: 4th of July weekend in the blast zone
The Backyard Science group regularly publishes The Daily Bucket, which features observations of the world around us. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds, flowers and anything natural or...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket: These apples be cursed
The Backyard Science group regularly publishes The Daily Bucket, which features observations of the world around us. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds, flowers and anything natural or...
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The Daily Bucket: Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
The Backyard Science group regularly publishes The Daily Bucket, which features observations of the world around us. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds, flowers and anything natural or...
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The Daily Bucket: When you have buckets of work to do
The Backyard Science group regularly publishes The Daily Bucket, which features observations of the world around us. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds, flowers and anything natural or...
View ArticleYou're hired! But you don't get any hours
My young adult daughter applied for a couple of part-time jobs recently--one with a national bookstore chain, the other with a department store photo studio. In both cases she was told, if hired, she...
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The Daily Bucket: Preparing for winter on the mountain
Fresh snow on the mountainI spent yesterday up at Mt. Rainier showing a friend who's not from around these parts one of my favorite places. The weather was brilliant--meaning we had some clear views of...
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