Who doesn’t have childhoods memories of laying on the ground, gazing up at the clouds, and discovering the white and gray painted images against the blue sky — a long tailed dog, a floppy eared rabbit, a winged elephant, a … Read more...
It’s Spring — Plant Something Edible!
Spring is nature’s time for growth and renewal. So, what better time for us to recognize and understand the many facets of natures’ life cycles. And what better way for us to participate and observe than to plant something edible!… Read more...
Then The Giant Wasps Came
The odds were running high against the young Kohlrabi plants from the start. They were an impulse buy spurred on by my childhood memories of eating them raw and fresh peeled from my grandmother’s garden. I love Kohlrabi’s sweet cabbagey … Read more...
Garden Nemesis Or Garden Poser?
… Read more...I didn’t see him arrive, but suddenly he was there. His back to me, he boldly surveyed the garden. As if, all my hard work was his for the taking. As if, I wasn’t mere inches away. As if, he
Caterpillars — Masters of Domination
Evolution does strange and wondrous things — like creating Caterpillars Masters of Domination!
I’m proof of how little we know of nature’s complexity and how much we misidentify actions through our limited knowledge… 
I always thought the most amazing thing … Read more...
Remembering Lonesome George
In 2012 the world lost something unique. I wanted take a minute to remember Lonesome George.
He was the last of his kind, the sole representative of the Pinta Island subspecies of Galapagos tortoise. A $10,000 reward was offered to … Read more...