Merle Haggard at the Cascade Theatre Jan. 4, 2010 Music: “Momma Tried” by Merle Haggard
Photographer Paul Heath
was born in West Lafayette, Ind., and moved to Redding in 1988. He likes photography, crowds and going places to meet new people. He is married and has two grown children.
In reply to Doni Chamberlain. I once told the late Gary Matson that I hated some non-native plant we'd encountered during a day in the field—maybe Tree of Heaven, but I don't recall exactly. I do recall the curmudgeonly lecture my comment elicited. Gary said that all plants—even non-native weeds—were admirable in their own ways. […]
I grew up where a hot summer day was 85°F. I've lived in Shastanistan for 25+ years, and I'll never acclimate to triple-digit heat or >250 AQI when there are nearby fires. And I have zero desire to assimilate to the local standard of stoic non-complaining. I reserve the right piss and moan about the […]