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Issue 6 · April 28–May 4, 2026
The Pacific Pulls Back Its Curtains
The Pacific has been pulling back its curtains. Minus tides this week revealed the usual secrets: purple urchins, orange stars, children with buckets. The terns have decided Humboldt Bay will do nicely. Music fills the smaller rooms this weekend,…
Issue 5 · April 21–27, 2026
The County Rehearses for Summer
The orioles arrived early. The creeks are running high and the farmers market strawberries have that particular sweetness that suggests June might cooperate. Music drifts from several directions this weekend. Lady Humboldt has been taking notes.
Issue 4 · April 14–20, 2026
The County Circles a Date in Green
The rhododendrons have decided. Pink blooms line Highway 101. The gray whales are passing close enough to count from shore. This weekend offers plant sales, sword fights, and cosmic musical revivals. Lady Humboldt’s calendar is brimming.
Issue 3 · April 7–13, 2026
Risk vs. Tomatoes
Swallows are already at work on their nests in Trinidad, a reliable signal that the season has arrived. The hillsides have gone electric green almost overnight. There is theater in Ferndale and comedy in Old Town this weekend. Across the county, the…
Issue 2 · March 31–April 6, 2026
The Trillium Have Made Their Entrance
The trillium have opened. Three petals, three leaves, no fuss. The high tides this week drew their usual devoted audiences, and the whales are passing close enough to count. Theater and music fill the weekend calendar. Lady Humboldt has been taking…
Issue 1 · March 24–30, 2026
Spring Exalted
Bare legs have been sighted. Friday’s rain gave the creeks reason to babble, and the banana slugs had a small but determined parade. There is good music about, and the growing season is underway in earnest. So much naturalist gossip to discuss. A…
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