Siphonophores

I didn't go down a rabbit hole but a jellyfish hole, a totally natural, normal segue in a conversation to suddenly want to learn everything I can about dangerous jellyfish. Does this happen to anyone else? You're organizing your week, making breakfast or repairing a sock (I repair socks when it's just a hole, but... Continue Reading →

Share the Love

I know that the world is going to hell in a hand basket, but personally I'm in a good place at the moment. Maybe some of you are, too, so let's take stock of what's going well, at least on my end. I saw an old friend last week, who I haven't seen in ten... Continue Reading →

Promesse des Profondeurs

This is a climb we did back a while ago, eight years ago maybe. The name is the Promesse des Profondeurs at Castelvieil in the Calanques. My partner really, really wanted to climb it again, since we'd had some problems route finding the first time around. I really didn't want to do this climb again,... Continue Reading →

Solstice

I'm always a bit relieved when I make it to this part of the year, although this year I kind of gave up on trying to see the sun or get any air the last few months. It was a choice. I did get exercise -- the pool, a bit of climbing in the gym,... Continue Reading →

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