Short Takes
Pampas Grass, Andrus Island, Circa 1985 Digging deep in the archives I ran across this Kodachrome slide from about 1985. I say, ‘about’, because the
Rich Turner
February 27, 2019
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Asparagus: Historic Signature Crop of the Delta
1978, Roberts Island, California Delta – As day breaks after an overnight rain, asparagus harvest continues despite difficult conditions of sticky peat soil and rough
David Stuart
February 20, 2019
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Cuttin’ the ‘Gras, Then and Now
What’s your first experience with asparagus? Here’s mine: Disenchantingly gray-green, lifelessly limp and nothing like its picture on the can’s label. As a child I
Rich Turner
February 20, 2019
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The Further Adventures of the Delta Detective Part 3 of 4
As we join him for part three of our continuing serial, the senior investigator for Delta Detections is still hoping to get away from the
Howard Lachtman
February 14, 2019
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A Stockton Hero
My friend Cenon, With a smile on his face, Empties the trash from my basket, Asks me how I’m doing, chides me if I’m working
Phil Hutcheon
February 8, 2019
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Sundown on an Era
Twitchell Island Poplars, 1981 That special place you go for the renewal you feel — that special place you have come to count on to
Rich Turner
February 7, 2019
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