Aug 22, 2021 | woodland wanders and garden wonders
I’ve loved owls since I was a kid, especially great horned owls. Their resonant call, feathery “horns”, and silent flight fascinated me. As a young adult I volunteered as a raptor feeder at wildlife rehabilitation center and was able to get very familiar with a few...
Aug 5, 2021 | woodland wanders and garden wonders
Cosmos are unfurling in summer gardens, softly floating above their feathery leaves in all their variegated beauty. Swallowtail butterflies seem to appear out of nowhere to feed on the nectar of rangy butterfly bushes. The remnants of spring are still visible in...
Jan 3, 2021 | woodland wanders and garden wonders
There’s a subtle beauty to the winter garden in this part of Northern California. The leggy stems of exuberant zinnias are now grey and lying down in the beds, feeding the soil for feathery nigella seedlings and radiant calendula. They are the sunshine of the plant...
