Notes from Around the Block- Olive the trees have olives
- Wanda Hickey and the Frog Pond
- A recently discovered DNA thread: forwarding news articles
- A Bride in Blue
- The Gates to a President’s Hell: Water and the IRS
- Marriage in Oxymoronica
- The Present Moment
- If your life were a book
- From the mouths of old babes
- The Atlanta Teachers’ Onion, then and now
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Lonely Highway 50: Southern Nevada through Utah
by cheri block The dry and endless desolation that I had expected in Nevada never materialized and this morning, as we headed southeast from Ely, Nevada (birthplace of Patricia Nixon) on a sparsely traveled road, we feasted on some of … Continue reading
Posted in Life, My photography
Tagged 1st person, Delta Utah, description, Green River Utah, mindfulness, photography, Scipio Utah, Southern Nevada
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The Mystery of a Spider Web
by cheri block Every year at this time, I become pensive. The end of summer’s promise signals the beginning of fall’s reminder. Those of us who continue to seek deep meaning in our existence must put our cushions away until … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, My photography
Tagged Charlotte's Web, description, God, mindfulness, voice
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Rainbow Tractor
by cheri block You may recall our purchase of a new John Deere tractor last year. She has performed splendidly, enabling the Judge to drag tree branches all over the property. Her warranty is still fresh; her paint still vibrant; … Continue reading
Posted in My photography, People
Tagged 1st person, Bob, description, men, photography, the Judge
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Ten Dollars on Number 2 to Win in the 7th Race
by cheri block My Great-Uncle Mike was a bookie in Oakland in the early part of the last century. As the story goes, his sister Fanny, my paternal grandmother, asked him to place a bet at Golden Gate Fields only … Continue reading
Posted in My childhood, Writing and Teaching
Tagged childhood, Dad, description, horse racing, Joe, Judge Blah, Secretariat
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Stay with the small pink flower!
by cheri block Yesterday, despite the heat here in Northern California, I went for a walk up the road. The dryness of the hillside, the lethargy of the cattle, and the buzz of frenzied insects remind me that the promise … Continue reading
Posted in Life, My photography
Tagged 1st person, description, Labrador Retrievers, oak trees
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Boreas elbows Zephyr
by cheri block At this moment, ferocious northerly winds are upsetting my clay pots. Off the porch the adobe meteors fly in random trajectories, carried to the left and right by errant gusts. Broken shards of red pot and pansy … Continue reading
A Salad for Judge Blah
by cheri block Last night Judge Blah joined me on my walk up the hill. We hiked in silence up the steep grade, the only sound the crunch of rock under our feet. Our yellow dog Dinah tugged at the … Continue reading
Judge LaVender and the Purple Crayon
by cheri block Last fall, Judge Blah did something that shocked me. In San Luis Obispo, after a lunch of chili and chips, accompanied by a glass of zinfandel, he walked into a hemp shop and bought a purple shirt. … Continue reading
Simple thought
by cheri block A long time ago, someone lugged a heavy rock up a steep hillside and put it in its place. Others helped in the endeavor. Who these people were and why they built their walls is a mystery. … Continue reading
Matrix at the Mall
by cheri block Myrtle is the loose woman who eyes rich Tom Buchanan on the commuter train from Long Island to New York City. He oozes money. She, wife of a garage mechanic with grease under his fingernails, sees the … Continue reading
