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Birds Falling Out of Trees
Mature Black Crowned Night Heron in Monterey Cypress Tree “Come on down to the waterfront with your camera. There are birds falling out...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jul 103 min read
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Autumn Is Fickle
Is it Fall or Winter? A Murder of Crows - Photo by Author A murder of crows descended on the utility wire this morning, then on the roof...
Ruth Ann Angus
Mar 23 min read
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I Followed the Beaver Moon
Reconnecting to the tides of life Waves crashed against the rocks at the beach, docks were swamped in the harbor and the estuary was...
Ruth Ann Angus
Mar 23 min read
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Rain is Predicted for Tomorrow
Each season of life, just like the Earth's seasons, has times of prosperity and times of decline.
Ruth Ann Angus
Oct 5, 20243 min read
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A Cooking Book is not a Novel
By Ruth Ann Angus It is New Year’s Day, and I am stashing away the Christmas gifts, socks in the sock drawer, cat treats on the shelf,...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 3, 20247 min read
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Morro Bay is for the Birds
By Ruth Ann Angus Marbled Godwits, Long Billed Curlews, Willets, Dowitchers, Dunlins and Sandpipers in the Morro Bay estuary by Ruth Ann...
Ruth Ann Angus
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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The Woods
In my young years, the only things that kept me close to the wild country were the woods behind the garage and beyond the grape arbor; a...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jun 11, 20235 min read
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New Green
New Green It is lovely to watch the sunlight The breeze flowing through the leaves To listen to the silence New green everywhere Poppies,...
Ruth Ann Angus
Apr 14, 20222 min read
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Road Trip Central Coast California
Travel has changed since the onset of Covid 19 and we here on the Central Coast of California feel it especially because this is a...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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Foot Stomping Egret
Snowy egrets like to dance. At least that’s what it looks like when they shuffle their bright yellow feet in the muddy bottom of ponds...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 30, 20212 min read
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The Natural World-Local Community Supported Agriculture
There is nothing fresher than produce just picked and placed on your table and that is the premise that community supported agriculture...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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Morro Bay Stands Up for Justice
Admittedly, January 6, 2021 was a dark day in our country. As I sat and watched rioters storming the Capitol, I couldn’t help but think...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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First Day Out
I’ve been in. Like they said we should be. But not because of the deadly virus. I’ve been in recovering from my second heart ablation...
Ruth Ann Angus
Mar 23, 20204 min read
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Dorchester Road
Garden City. You would think it was a beautiful place filled with flowers, but that was not what greeted me as I saw our new house at 254...
Ruth Ann Angus
Feb 2, 20204 min read
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Remembering Voices
I can’t remember the sound of my father’s voice. I remember how he looked in his long gray sweater, a cap on his head or a fedora for...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 25, 20203 min read
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Birds and Bay Critters-The Great Egret
Probably the most recognizable birds in the estuary at Morro Bay are the herons. Of these large wading birds great egrets are most...
Ruth Ann Angus
Dec 16, 20192 min read
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In Facebook No One Dies
The name popped on the Facebook notice, it was Richard Palmer’s birthday. Did I want to send him a greeting? Sure. I’d love to send a...
Ruth Ann Angus
Apr 7, 20193 min read
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Seasons of Loss
I lost my first love today. Fred Hill. A football hero for a five-foot-six-inch guy who could carry the ball and run like blazes down the...
Ruth Ann Angus
Mar 3, 20193 min read
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My Heart Goes Where the Wild Goose Goes
When Silvio was growing up in the Sacramento Valley the sky would darken with the flight of wild geese overhead. Perhaps millions of them...
Ruth Ann Angus
Jan 21, 20193 min read
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Road Trip to Pinnacles & Beyond
This is a lovely drive in the country on back roads and is best in springtime when the hills are green. Turn off the 101 Freeway 42 miles...
Ruth Ann Angus
Dec 28, 20183 min read
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