From the Mountains above the Applegate River

      I thought I was going to Scotland just for the hiking, but as it turned out, I enjoyed touristy things on the Isle of Skye, where Marg...

      Eight days.  Ninety-six miles. By foot, with packs.       Over the moors, in the blustery wind and driving rain,                      ...

      Because d etails of installation were still taking place and the inside of the building still a hard-hat construction zone, the guests...

    When I arrived at the Vashon Center for the Arts three days before the inauguration of my son, Ela Lamblin's, sculpture—skeleton, st...

 I live in an area with an unusual preponderance of beautiful California live oaks. These tall evergreen trees provide a wealth of shade wit...

      Butterflies are like prom queens. They're beautiful and showy and get all the attention. Moths are like the other girls—get to kno...

      Last week I went on an early-morning bird walk on the East ART (Applegate Ridge Trail). The light was soft and beautiful over the moun...