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Peregrine Falcon image on banner by Cleve Nash

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

Percolating

Alone, sipping espresso,

I see my father light the burner,
and set a percolator on the stove.
A soft booga-booga begins.  Read More

Great Shots by Jerry Kirkhart & Steve Corey

Our photo editors bring you some of their favorite coastal images for the month. This month's featured local photographers are Bill Bouton, Marlin Harms, Steve Corey, Brad Shram, Ronnie Goyette, Howard Ignatius, Anita Ritenour, Mike Peterson, James Crawford, Linda Tanner, Nan Calora, Dave Lawrence, Michelle Maani, Don Quintana, Jerry Kirkhart, Dagmar Collins, Beth Sargent, Patric James, Sylvia Sanchez, Cheryl Strahl, Mike Baird, Mimi Ditchie, Alice Cahill, and Lace Anderson. See More

One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon

Bubbling mud pots – with their pungent steam spiraling into the air – are a distinctive feature of one of our favorite spots on earth, America's first national park, Yellowstone. Yellowstone in autumn during the rutting season, bears lumbering along with their young, and buffalo grazing on grass remnants before the onslaught of winter. Read More

Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass

Jacalyn Kreitzer, dramatic mezzo-soprano and Artistic Advisor for Opera San Luis Obispo, kicks off the 2012-13 Cal Poly musical season on Saturday, September 29, with a recital in the Spanos Theater on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo. Her wide-ranging program spans four centuries, from the Baroque to the present. Read More

Shutterbugs, featuring . . .

Steve Corey . . . Early retirement from the nuclear industry allowed me to pursue personal interests and recreational activities. During my first years of freedom, I could be found at the beach at San Onofre, surfing and playing beach volleyball – all day, everyday. I stayed at the beach late each day and had watched literally thousands of sunsets, but it never occurred to me to photograph any of these many beautiful scenes.  Read More

Slo Coast Cooking by Elise Griffith

Here's a math quiz question — If you purchased a 3.14 pound package of lean ground beef for $4.05 ($1.29 per pound sale price 1 day before the sell by date), along with a 1.35 pound package of Spencer's Own mild Italian sausage for $4.04 ($2.99 per pound as advertised), how many family-sized meals will you be able to make? Read More

 

Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius