tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.comments2023-04-15T06:52:13.452-07:00Q-topiaSierrosmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964246041568233189noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-52153535792666372672014-10-07T16:03:08.262-07:002014-10-07T16:03:08.262-07:00Check out the photo on the PlumasNews website.Check out the <a href="http://www.plumasnews.com/index.php/12971-it-s-autumn-in-plumas-county-plan-your-scenic-fall-color-route" rel="nofollow">photo on the PlumasNews website</a>.Sierrosmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964246041568233189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-74642881567864410832014-09-03T12:41:49.200-07:002014-09-03T12:41:49.200-07:00The militants at work have this blocked! Looking ...The militants at work have this blocked! Looking forward to seeing it this year, as always.<br /><br />Love to you guys from us guys, as always.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-84808065733194476002013-10-14T17:24:30.680-07:002013-10-14T17:24:30.680-07:00Great observation. Math explains everything!Great observation. Math explains everything!Joe Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946836311156845945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-18918447990254117742013-05-16T16:23:48.164-07:002013-05-16T16:23:48.164-07:00They should hire some unemployed graffiti artists....They should hire some unemployed graffiti artists. The results would be far more aesthetically pleasing, don't you think?Joe Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946836311156845945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-36303220789292569372012-11-01T12:18:19.274-07:002012-11-01T12:18:19.274-07:00the rocket nose was a huge hit with Jacob! And me...the rocket nose was a huge hit with Jacob! And me!Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-62737893133573806852012-10-13T21:12:58.167-07:002012-10-13T21:12:58.167-07:00Here is a photo I took of the tree on October 13, ...<a href="http://www.plumascounty.org/2012%20fall%20photos/Oct13memoriamCA1013.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here is a photo</a> I took of the tree on October 13, six years after Al (Judge Thieler) passed away. <br />Yesterday (Oct. 12), <a href="http://www.plumascounty.org/Awesome_Autumn/Leaf%20peeper%20reports.htm" rel="nofollow">Awesome Autumn</a> posted a <a href="http://www.plumascounty.org/2012%20fall%20photos/QuincyviewMN1012.jpg" rel="nofollow">photo by Mike Nellor</a> overlooking downtown Quincy with Al's tree in the center of the picture and his beloved courthouse to the left.Sierrosmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964246041568233189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-65800627056540969162012-10-12T12:24:57.189-07:002012-10-12T12:24:57.189-07:00Okay, that was so cool, it made my day and put a s...Okay, that was so cool, it made my day and put a smile back on my face.Verdi vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010489906334040265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-63444906235322813762012-10-06T13:27:46.724-07:002012-10-06T13:27:46.724-07:00Certain maple trees around here are weeds, too. I...Certain maple trees around here are weeds, too. In fact there's a beauty not too far from that sumac. We share a taste in weeds, but not in coffee and donuts. I celebrate diversity.Joe Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946836311156845945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-44951204853743318072012-10-02T08:28:45.852-07:002012-10-02T08:28:45.852-07:00it's a weed here too, it grows in alleyways an...it's a weed here too, it grows in alleyways and abandon lots. I love it, I'm guessing mainly due to nostalgiaLorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-43731819365308165412012-09-24T08:01:46.678-07:002012-09-24T08:01:46.678-07:00I look forward to this every year!I look forward to this every year!Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-51209364361945447762012-09-12T06:46:28.629-07:002012-09-12T06:46:28.629-07:00I just shared this with co-workers, and we all had...I just shared this with co-workers, and we all had an ah-ha moment. <br /><br />Thank you.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-2372265457054589092012-07-06T23:04:02.716-07:002012-07-06T23:04:02.716-07:00After many decades absence, the petunias reappeare...After many decades absence, the <a href="http://q-topia.blogspot.com/2011/07/watering-up.html" rel="nofollow">petunias reappeared on Quincy's Main Street last year</a> thanks to the Quincy Merchants. Hopefully they will return every year from now on.Sierrosmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964246041568233189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-25228114327732143082012-07-05T10:01:56.585-07:002012-07-05T10:01:56.585-07:00One of the things I don't love about living so...One of the things I don't love about living somewhere that reaches super high temps in the summer is the total lack of giant flower baskets hanging anywhere.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-31348002134041195482012-06-06T20:14:44.444-07:002012-06-06T20:14:44.444-07:00The Sun has a mole.The Sun has a mole.JMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374530528745577289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-61918281642330867792011-10-14T07:17:26.073-07:002011-10-14T07:17:26.073-07:00you guys are hard core for sure!you guys are hard core for sure!Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-30456738263935199152011-10-03T05:23:36.739-07:002011-10-03T05:23:36.739-07:00I was just thinking about your tree over the weeke...I was just thinking about your tree over the weekend, and wondering if it has started to change. <br /><br />I hope you keep us updated!<br /><br />Love to you guys from us guys.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-2189620995678168972011-07-29T12:33:49.646-07:002011-07-29T12:33:49.646-07:00IEEYYYYYEEEEE what happened to the loverly-ness? A...IEEYYYYYEEEEE what happened to the loverly-ness? And the birdies twittering?dragyonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120619234558103029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-3544148005590854372011-07-29T12:33:09.036-07:002011-07-29T12:33:09.036-07:00How loverlyHow loverlydragyonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120619234558103029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-15810516996242940382011-07-29T12:31:35.839-07:002011-07-29T12:31:35.839-07:00Dont ya just love signs that say, "no signs&q...Dont ya just love signs that say, "no signs"? I, personally love to deface such signs, and frequently get in trouble at work marking up the stupid signs left for us in the bathroom. Yes, they leave us reminders and stuff in the bathroom where we go to get a minute. So they are just asking for it, in my opinion. One manager said, "these are permanent records" and i laughed at that. Im probably a trouble maker.dragyonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120619234558103029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-4159233731539339272011-07-29T12:28:49.738-07:002011-07-29T12:28:49.738-07:00LOL...Eggplant faces...how awesum!!LOL...Eggplant faces...how awesum!!dragyonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120619234558103029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-24261202295576927632011-07-12T05:32:26.193-07:002011-07-12T05:32:26.193-07:00that's the sort of job I needthat's the sort of job I needLorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-34323962546765870352011-05-16T07:45:08.336-07:002011-05-16T07:45:08.336-07:00I am going to stop complaining when the red dips b...I am going to stop complaining when the red dips below 65 hereLorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-23355738041386166092011-04-25T10:30:30.680-07:002011-04-25T10:30:30.680-07:00Yes, these are painted on wood and then mounted on...Yes, these are painted on wood and then mounted on the building, but if you <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=barn+quilts" rel="nofollow">Google images</a> for barn quilts, you will see a few painted directly onto the buildings.Sierrosmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964246041568233189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-26215939194309077362011-04-25T05:37:24.470-07:002011-04-25T05:37:24.470-07:00I like them! Are they painted wood?I like them! Are they painted wood?Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882742505059140946.post-39394240300171766992011-03-30T16:51:11.679-07:002011-03-30T16:51:11.679-07:00No apology needed, it did sound like astrology.
A ...No apology needed, it did <i>sound</i> like astrology.<br />A while ago my doppelgänger blogged about science and beliefs <a href="http://sagittarum.blogspot.com/2010/03/spinning-or-why-vs-how.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. On the other hand, I can (and do occasionally in class) argue that once upon a time in some place or other, some of the predictive human behavioral aspects now associated with astrology may have made some sense.<br /><br />Briefly, the reasoning goes like this: A key driver in the development of astronomy was the need to predict the future. To know, for example, when to plant in the Spring - not too early and not too late - so that you would have something to harvest in the Fall. Since the motions of the objects in the sky proved to be reliable predictors for this purpose, why not observe and gather data to see if they could also predict human "futures"? Now, if you assume a genetically homogeneous population with a diet and living conditions that varied regularly and greatly with the seasons, then it is not too far-fetched to have found that the time-of-year when someone was born did indeed have a noticeable and real correlation with their growth and development, both physical and mental. Ergo, the stars predicted things about people! (And the Pygmalion effect likely would have strengthened the <b>belief</b> in it.)<br /><br />Of course with any perturbation in any of these narrow assumptions, you come back to the "<a href="http://sagittarum.blogspot.com/2010/03/spinning-or-why-vs-how.html" rel="nofollow">Why vs. How</a>" essay mentioned above.Sierrosmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964246041568233189noreply@blogger.com