Edwards Crossing, for the last time? Edwards Crossing is a bridge over the South Yuba River a few miles East of Nevada City. The bridge itself is over one hundred years old and is no longer capable of holding the weight of forest fire equipment. We had heard a rumor that the bridge was going to […]
Category Archives: Forest Living
Forest Living California Homeowners Insurance We just had a 33% increase in our homeowners insurance for next year, turns out you cannot even shop around because not one insurance company is writting new policies in our area. Here is a website where you can plug in your address and see what natural hazards, if any, […]
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Our swamp cooler (bless it’s heart) has been running nearly non-stop, I have been getting up around 3am to check the outside temp and if it’s the same as inside the house I will shut the swamp cooler off. (Thankfully, unlike the valley of California, it has cooled down below 80 degree’s every night) We […]
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Aug
Aug
Humming birds act like they are living the life but….are they really?
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Aug
Aug
It’s not that we are afraid of our alligator lizards that they show up in the darnedest places where you don’t really expect them thus giving you a startle like a small jolt of electricity. This lizard in the photo was on the wall in our breezeway about 6ft up, (look how he thinks you […]
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Aug
Aug
The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is […]
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Aug
Aug
Well, Puffball paid us a visit last night after almost a year. He knocked over the garbage can but luckily yesterday was garbage day. He did break a fence board making his getaway. Did you know that bears not only smell food but see things they know to have food in them like ice coolers? […]
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Aug
Aug
A Car Show!! Downtown Grass Valley.
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