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“Symphony of Smithereens: How Our Universe Composes Itself”

West Marin is well known for its creative artists and thinkers. They go quietly about their business, appreciating our natural bounty and beauty, and, every once in a while, we get a glimpse of what they’re up to, what they’ve been working on and thinking about. Peter Barnes, the founder of Mesa Refuge and author…

Nature Notebook, June 12, 2024

My sense of time drifts along on these warm afternoons, though my paper calendar is speedier. The summer solstice, the official start of summer and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, arrives next Friday, June 20. Summer weather with coastal fog and inland warmth is here. The warmth has prompted the…