The Hail Storm

by | May 5, 2022 | Bright Lights

Sunday night we were given that trite weather report that we might experience golf-ball sized hail and high winds. We have had hail, but this time the weather gods really did send us Golf-Ball Sized Hail ! The wind blew the hail in a nearly horizontal line out of the...

The Soccer Games- Kids in Constant Motion

by | Apr 28, 2022 | Bright Lights

I happened upon a batch of soccer games last Saturday. Kids were scurrying around chasing balls all over the place! I was intrigued, so I thought I’d find out how that all came about. Well, it seems back in 2016 Raul Mata was looking for sports for his kids to play...

The Resourceful Reyes Family

by | Apr 16, 2022 | Bright Lights

I visited with former student Hector Reyes and his family the other day. Hector runs a general construction business; his wife Angela is a first grade bi-lingual teacher at Dillman Elementary. They have four adult children and three younger ones at home. They also...

Cactus or Succulent?

by | Mar 19, 2022 | Cactus Are Cool

When I shared my Dudleya pulverulenta on March 6th this year, a few readers asked if it was an agave. No, it is a succulent native to Southern California. Both are succulent plants, and agaves are sometimes mislabeled as cactus, so the fact that there was some...