Year: 2007

Drove up Hwy 88 to Volcano, CA this afternoon. Hoped to find some wonderful fields full of flowers but they are not quite out yet. Maybe they are as confused as the weather itself is as of late.

Along the way I stopped and took a few snaps of the old Butte Store – CA State Historical Marker #39. The sun was setting so the green hills that roll on into the distance have the evening orange/gold tinge to them and the store is in the shadows a tad. But I had  a wonderful time weaving up, down, and around all the winds in the roadways. It was hard to take in all the scenery while driving :).

By the time we made it to Volcano it was pretty much locked down for the night. The bar and the theater seemed active. I walked about and came across an old foundation  of rock.  Managed to slip on the wet grass LOL right in front of some BMX kids – I think I made their night judging from all their giggles.

Looking at the old store had me thinking about how strange it was – looking at the last building standing from a time period where the gold rush town of Butte was bustling – just standing there along the side of the roadway surrounded by barbed wire topped fences and weeds.  There all alone representing a past of a prosperous mining town of the 1850’s. 

The Maidu Indians called the Sutter Buttes “Histum Yani,” which translates to Spirit Mountain or Middle Mountains of the Valley. Translations differ.  After death the spirits of the Maidu  rest in the Buttes before the journey to the afterlife. In a time before roads, Histum Yani was a refuge  from the flooding of the valley from winter run-off. The Maidu believed the buttes were the center of creation, the source of the first Maidu man and woman.

Just remember – a volcano lives here!

For the lack of a better topic . …

I recieved a great deal on a new lens today! Cheaper than the going rate on the internet plus there is a $90.00 rebate. I really can not afford to do this but … I did it anyway!

You must first understand how excitied I was about this. VERY!! I took off in my trusty truck and headed south. The rain clouds loomed over head but not a drop one so far during the day. Just as I neared my intended destination it started raining. Not just rain but a down pour that included some hail. Augh! I was hard enough to see the roadway and avoid the crazy drivers that had no clue as to the speed limit rules – you know the part – as safe as conditions allow.

I stopped off and got a hair cut. I had been letting it grow but at shoulder length it was starting to really bug me. Now I sport short hair and have rediscovered my ears.

After dinner and television I snapped off a few shots with the new lens. Looking for something to shoot was limited by what was about the house and obvious. I decided nothing beats vegetables! So, for former President George H. W. Bush we have:

And for my city:

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Over on the Sac Rag Ron issued a memo for us Lookie Lous (loos). “I shouldn’t have to post this, but Sacramento never ceases to amaze me” he opens with. Well, I agree about the people who stopped on the freeway blocking traffic, and I can see your point that “As if the blazing heat wasn’t enough to keep folks from stopping?” the mention of the toxic chemicals should have. I guess since I did not block traffic or run out the night the fire started I am excempt from being a total idiot – LOL.

As for the toxic smoke the smell and density of the ash laden junk was worse over my home than standing up wind from the after glow the next night.

I think I have been insulted but I am not smart enough to be sure!

I almost commented on the site but many of the comments were ramblings about the news v basketball coverage. Now here is where I agree – I should’nt need to say this but I agree with one of the commentors Lynn:

“I watched the entire news10 coverage of the fire. Then I switched to channel 3. I checked channel 13, but they didn’t interrupt basketball for even one second. Why is basketball more important than telling people to stay away from carcinogenic smoke? “

So for the first time in my life I went to the site of an active news story – oh my! Another thing checked off my list of things to do before I die!

No traffic was blocked, no responding personel were hindered,  and no animals were killed in the making of this post.