An update on phone and internet outages, with info provided by Royce Henningson, President of Royce's Electronics Inc., which runs River Canyon Wireless: Two outages took place this week, according to Henningson. The first outage on Monday was caused by a cloud server. "I don't know where in the world it is hosted," he said. … Continue reading Phone and Internet Outages
A tale of two rural Western counties
Why would rural Delta County, Colorado, say no to a solar farm that would enrich the county by $13 million over 15 years, at roughly the same time neighboring Montrose County said yes to a solar farm that might power nothing but the energy-draining cryptocurrency industry?
A dangerous game of chicken on the Colorado River
Seven Western states and their leaders — all depending on water from the Colorado River — remain divided.
Pi And The Sky
Happy Pi Day! Photo by Paul Martini
Stewart Aitchison: Living in the Desert
"There is a treeless place amid the rocks."
Desert Notes: From High Mountain to High Desert
The first of a new column by Robin Patten.
Paw Prints: February 2022
https://youtu.be/3f_ydjMEcYQ Wiggly puppies in Chilchinbito. Video by Dudley Beck. Dudley Beck A new permanent kennel site is still in limbo. Options will be presented by Planning and Zoning soon. Then we would need a lease and a land use clearance, including access. Meanwhile, we continue using help from temporary fosters: Cookie Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Paula … Continue reading Paw Prints: February 2022
Photo by Paul Martini
Sirius, Orion, the Pleiades, Auriga and theGemini twins on the left edge. - Paul Martini
Photo by Paul Martini
Taken in late January, 2022
Photo by Paul Martini
Favorite subject(s), what I call the "towers that be".A three-minute exposure in 65% moonlight, obviouslyaugmented with some arty-fishy lighting. - Paul Martini