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Passing Shot: King Fire Still Burns in El Dorado County, California

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© 2014, Theresa Mae Funk, all rights reserved.

We first noticed the hell fire cloud on Sunday, September 14th during our final round of the Gold Pan Open Disc Golf Tournament at Pioneer Park in Somerset, located approximately 15 miles to the south of Pollock Pines, California.   The Sierra Nevada foothills are a tinder box of heavy timber and steep terrain, something that the jack-ass arsonist who deliberately set this fire knew would make containment nearly impossible.  The latest update indicates that the 73, 184 acre fire is 10% contained.

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As we made the 57 mile drive home to Sacramento County, I kept looking back at the huge plume of smoke, silently praying for a miracle deluge of rain that still, has not arrived.

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Twenty minutes and 30 miles later, the hell fire cloud ominously looms over the landscape that inspires much of my original works on paper,

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and I take one last passing shot of this day’s fiery grief.

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Passing Shot: Lower American River – Sacramento County, California

August 14 2014

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 Early evening walks to the American River soothes my soles and inspires the next set of ten
in my Something to Write Home About postcard art series.

 

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Something to Write Home About: A Passing Shot of Butte County, California

July 12 2014

Early evening light over vineyards, orchards, and open range in Butte County California continue to visually inspire me and inform my original art card series. This moment of artistic spark came during yesterday’s ride home from Paradise, California to Sacramento. I enjoy the challenge of trying to capture these passing shots of inspirational landscapes with my mobile device while moving through space at speeds ranging from 50 to 80 miles per hour.

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Wendell Berry on Berries

This morning’s garden berry harvest provided me the sweetest taste of summer’s joy.

I am grateful to be so easily cheered.

.June 24 2014
“Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.” ~Wendell Berry

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Flower Power: A New Alternative Energy

Flower Power: A New Alternative Energy

I paused between harvesting berries and thinning carrots this morning to admire the progress of this volunteer Sunflower’s growth. We plant the beauties along the fence line as a decorative heat deflecting measure and partial shade for our lettuce.
The errant seeds that germinate in random places in our yard are welcomed surprises.

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Something To Write Home About: A New Series of Original Works of Art on Paper

Something To Write Home About: A New Series of Original Works of Art on Paper

The American River is the subject for my ten piece Something To Write Home About art card series. Each card is its own certificate of authenticity, and has been painted with California rain water that I’ve collected this year.
Six of the ten cards already have designated addresses, and the other four will be sent to unsuspecting recipients as a Thank You note for their inspiration and continued support of my artistic endeavors.

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Breaking it Down: Backyard Composting and Hip Hop Dogs

Breaking it Down: Backyard Composting and Hip Hop Dogs

UC Davis’ legacy of environmental sustainability is an inspiration to me. In celebration of Earth Day, the University, in collaboration with Sacramento-based CleanWorld, designed and built a 50-ton-per-day anaerobic digester at the University’s old landfill. Bacterial microbes in oxygen-deprived tanks feast on campus and community food and yard waste to help generate renewable electricity. The project is a keen demonstration of what can be achieved when research universities and private industry partner to solve today’s pressing global challenges.

Our 82 gallon black compost bin sits where the fence corners meet. You can see it just above the curve of Stella’s tail.

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