Monthly Archives: August 2011

TRANSCRIPT OF AUG 26TH CSD MEETING AGENDA 1.    CALL TO ORDER: Presiding Officer: Establish Quorum, Pledge of Allegiance 2.    DISCUSSION / ACTION: a.   Grand Jury Report (2 hours)         Request – Response to the Grand Jury 3.   DIRECTORS COMMENTS: Any Director … Continue reading →

  SUNRISE SMOKE MOTOR FIRE SMOKE FROM YOSEMITE That ‘ol Smoke Alarm went off again early this morning with flaring nostrils and a jolt of quick passing concern.  The strong aroma of burning wood sure can wake a person up … Continue reading →

Lake Don Pedro, like an untold number of other communities across this nation, is continuing to experience its share of home/property foreclosures.  The Mariposa Gazette newspaper public notice section documents this devastating fact in seemingly never ending columns of small … Continue reading →

Get a chance to see this morning’s Moon?  Yup, I couldn’t resist trying the old “hold the camera to the telescope lens” trick.  Much better clarity than with the video camera zoom.  MBTYAY, Lew

http://www.youtube.com/embed/0yAYa3x_Axs?hl=en&fs=1“ Perhaps it’s best to hear the words Spoken by some folks, Just a test of possibilities Performed by a choir of croaks.

Pretty hard not to notice the change in air quality the last several days.  Know why? EXPLANATION FOR SMOKEY HAZE IN DON PEDRO Last week a fairly good night’s sleep was interrupted with the smell of smoke at 3 o’clock in the … Continue reading →

    Tuesday AM Moon 3 Tuesday AM Moon 4   My best to you and yours, Lew  

Due to some configuration difficulties which made computer access very slow, the website program had to be reinstalled last week.  No biggie.  Retyped two of the blogs.  Although not very exciting, I placed a link to Friday’s 1/2 Moon just to see if a video … Continue reading →

 I’ve been doing some research on the SWRCB (State Water Resources Control Board) website and have greatly increased my understanding of the serious water issues facing California. Truly, it is the new California liquid gold. Perhaps the best starting point … Continue reading →

Recognize this? Been around here for quite sometime…..    Yup, it’s the same old bull! My best to you and yours, Lew 2011-002b