Putting the Post in Post Office
A few weeks ago, I stopped at the post office on the way to work. As I walked to the door, my eye was immediately drawn to the big hole in the wall where, apparently, a car had crashed into the...
View ArticleReturn to Temporary Wetlands
Early last month I posted some photos of ponds in an empty lot in the Irvine Spectrum area, fed by the winter rains. Well, the rains have been tapering off, and the weather has been warming up. It’s...
View ArticleLandscape Under Renovation
Landscape Renovation, originally uploaded by Kelson. Irvine is dreadfully afraid you might think the dead grass is the result of poor maintenance. Apparently, they’re also concerned that the old Grass...
View ArticleOld Town Irvine After the Storm
Well, technically, during a lull in the storm. The clouds were moving very fast, with light and shadow moving over the empty fields and office parks, and I waited several minutes for the sun to play...
View ArticleCalifornia Drought Sim, Water Use, and Preserving Open Space
Researchers simulated a 70-year mega-drought and came up with ways that California could survive without the economy collapsing, emptying out the state, or even abandoning agriculture. We’d have to...
View ArticlePutting the Post in Post Office
A few weeks ago, I stopped at the post office on the way to work. As I walked to the door, my eye was immediately drawn to the big hole in the wall where, apparently, a car had crashed into the...
View ArticleReturn to Temporary Wetlands
Early last month I posted some photos of ponds in an empty lot in the Irvine Spectrum area, fed by the winter rains. Well, the rains have been tapering off, and the weather has been warming up. It’s...
View ArticleLandscape Under Renovation
Landscape Renovation, originally uploaded by Kelson. Irvine is dreadfully afraid you might think the dead grass is the result of poor maintenance. Apparently, they’re also concerned that the old Grass...
View ArticleOld Town Irvine After the Storm
Well, technically, during a lull in the storm. The clouds were moving very fast, with light and shadow moving over the empty fields and office parks, and I waited several minutes for the sun to play...
View ArticleCalifornia Drought Sim, Water Use, and Preserving Open Space
Researchers simulated a 70-year mega-drought and came up with ways that California could survive without the economy collapsing, emptying out the state, or even abandoning agriculture. We’d have to...
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