The Case For…
November 18, 2025
…. late afternoon, mid-fall, post-storm walks around the Arb.
And then.. back on A Street.. returning home:
As Seen on Today’s Walk
August 13, 2025
Janet and I set off on our weekly Wednesday walk around the Arboretum. We turned the corner at A and Russell and who should we see? Jim in the Wild!
He was on the job… surveying at the Sigma Nu fraternity just one block from our house! It may be the closest-to-home job Jim’s ever had. He coulda loaded all his stuff in his silver wagon and just walked to work today (but he didn’t). It was fun to see him working. Look how happy (and cute) he is:
This is Jim doing surveying things:
We thought it best to leave him alone.
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Our next exciting sighting was this….
This was very sweet. It’s a dad and his two young kids. The dad has pulled a crawdad out of the creek to show his kids what crawdads look like. He pointed out to us a number of them, surrounded by hundreds of tiny fish. The crawdads were all fighting with each other — thus the loss of an entire left claw on the one in the tub. We talked about crawdads for a while, then were on our way.
For the record, the injured crawdad was returned to the water. There he was going to have to fend for himself against some worthy foes. I hope he fared well.
The New Arb
April 20, 2025
I’ve been meaning to post these photos since last weekend when I took a beeeeeeautiful walk around the arb. The excavation & rebuilding project is done (I think). Now we have islands, and waterways within the waterway. And as a very cool embellishment, the arboretum folks have planted wildflowers on those islands. So.. here are some of my fave photos from last week.
Just a Fantastic Spring Day
March 25, 2025
Ah, Monday. Ah, home again. Ah Putah Creek.
Spafford Lake is pretty much done, after a long year-ish of excavation and renovation. Miss the Zelcova.
And some posies:
Always look up.
Our tulip tree is nearing its end for the season.. but wow, what a great month!
Acacias and Redbuds and Friends, Oh My
March 6, 2025
A rare coming together of the trio of Carrie, Kari and Lorilyn. Great to catch up on kids, aging, mutual friends and a wee (only a wee) bit of politics.
Not an Early Spring
January 18, 2025
Every year, around the arb, there are these four trees that burst into bloom in January, and every year I say, wow, isn’t it a bit early for spring?? Today walking around the creek with Lisa, Claire and Scouters, we came upon those four trees and wouldn’t you know, they were in full bloom! January 18.
Claire looked them up. They are Japanese Apricots and are known for blooming in late winter… expected to bloom in late winter. For us in Davis, that is January. So, well done, Japanese Apricots!
It was cold!! 36 degrees when we started the walk, 52 degrees when we ended it.
Life of Wry 