Monday, March 15, 2010

Massive Gabbros


O, the massive gabbros!
The ophiolitic sequence
Pillow lavas and sheeted dikes.

The Moho -
Peridotite in its original form
And if water has reached it it is serpentine.

The ocean lithosphere
Plutonic rock and
Cumulate crystals.


There is some gabbro in Elba,
But there are no sheeted-dike
Complexes in Italy.

Radiolarian chert!
An Ordovician intrusion
Pushing aside the geosynclines.

Marine-invertebrate families
Expand, decline, rise again
Across Phanerozoic time.

California was a mythic island
Ruled over by the black amazon queen Califa
“And there was no metal but gold”.

At Smartville, Sucker Flat, Poverty Hill
Rough and Ready, Angels Camp, You Bet
They washed away the auriferous gravels.

In the augite porphyrite
Formed at spreading centers,
They dug the gold and went home poor.

“You probably took the Guadalupe Box for granite” I said.
“No”, he said, “it’s gneiss”.
Geologists can be jokers too.

Saturday, March 13, 2010


Zapata as Nacho Libre

Sunday, February 28, 2010

 

And back to our driveway in the Jemez!
 

Device - Bisbee, AZ
 
Street scene - Bisbee, AZ
 

Donna at the Copper Queen Hotel - Bisbee, AZ
 

Joshua Tree sunset
 

Joshua Tree National Park
 

Laguna Beach flower bed
 

La Bufadora TruckHouse

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

 

Red Hot Pokers at Crystal Cove
 

Sandy Beach at Crystal Cove
 

Donna at Cottage Restaurant in Laguna Beach, where she worked as a waitress 44 years ago
 

Sea Anemone in Laguna Beach tidepool
 

Surf at Laguna Beach
 

Donna at Laguna Beach

Monday, February 22, 2010

 

Marianne and Donna at La Bufadora

Sunday, February 21, 2010

 

Donna seashell hunting with pelican - Ensenada, Baja
 

Los Gordos restaurant in La Bufadora - our fish taco luncheon spot
(We are "Los Gordos")
 

The view from Donna's sister's house at La Bufadora, Baja
 

Our palapa camp at Guadalupe Canyon hot springs

Saturday, February 13, 2010

 

Our February destination - Guadalupe Canyon Hot Springs - Baja

Friday, February 12, 2010

 

Guadalupe in Patagonia, AZ - Thanks to Clint & Janie, our wonderful hosts!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Our winter visitor

Monday, January 25, 2010

Richard!

Now you've got me doing it!