by Carolyn M. Crane | Dec 28, 2012 | Abbey Country, photographs
Each spring and fall, sandhill cranes migrate over our home on the west slope of the Sierra. Like so many of my friends and neighbors, I run outside to hear their calls and witness their grace. So, imagine my delight on vacation here in Abbey Country, when my...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jun 8, 2012 | Abbey Country, Back Yard Days, photographs, Sustainability |
Hummer has been slang for hummingbird since 1868, when Titus Fey Cronise used the term in The Natural Wealth of California. For birders, the term refers to one of dozens of species of hummingbirds rather than obscenely big cars or bedroom frolics. Having spent some...
by Carolyn M. Crane | May 21, 2012 | Abbey Country, Back Yard Days, photographs |
“I’m sure the way to enjoy life is to live in obscurity with frequent escapades” –Freya Stark, late 19th Century explorer Cochise County: May 12, 2012 I arrived at the airport near my mom’s house with Tony the Amazing Tour Guide and...
by Carolyn M. Crane | May 11, 2012 | Abbey Country, photographs, Politics |
Cochise County, Arizona I’ve been visiting here for over twenty years, since my parents left the Sierra Nevada foothills community we shared and started a new life here in Abbey Country. For many years, my dad would take us down to Agua Prieta for a fun walk and...
by Carolyn M. Crane | May 7, 2012 | Abbey Country, Back Yard Days, Essays |
Cochise County, Arizona Whenever I visit my mother in Abbey Country, I try to take her to someplace she’s never been before. My mom is over 90 now, a world traveler who still lives alone with relative autonomy. She’s buried a husband, son, and grandson....
by Carolyn M. Crane | Nov 6, 2011 | Abbey Country, Community, Essays, Farming, Mining, Polemics, Politics, Sustainability |
It has been a typical couple weeks on Facebook in the land of leftie politics. Whether I am visiting the group for Save The Scenic Santa Ritas down in Abbey Country, or reading a post from a local food activist here in Nevada City, or perusing the many leftie slogans...
