Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it’s back to school I go…Some of you might remember that, a year ago, I went back to school to complete my long awaited degree. Yes, I have been taking classes and working towards a BA for over a decade now and the end is finally in sight! I have to say, there have been months at…
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The Falling Season
Yesterday afternoon the sky cracked open with the most beautiful lightening show and it rained and rained (glorious rain)! This morning, with a chill in the air and the garden weighed down with moisture, the falling of a season has become very apparent. The contrasts of new and old growth are striking, but it is only a matter of…
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Running for the Hills
Last weekend, after a particularly hard week, we ran for the hills. Literally. We were lucky enough to be granted permission to camp on a private piece of property way up in the National Forest on Rosilla Peak. Given that the property was huge (a few hundred acres, I’m sure), we didn’t see a single person for over 36 hours…
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I’ve been hearing bits and pieces on the news all week about record breaking temps and climate change, but none of it really hit home until I saw this graphic. That’s a lot of drought. Source Our garden is gorgeous this year (tall, lush, heavily producing) for a couple of reasons…care and attention, drip irrigation, tons and tons of mulch (in the form…
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Echinacea Spider
While photographing our first echinacea, a caught a glimpse of the tiniest little legs ever… As I moved from left to right, squatted and stood up, played with macro and good ol’ zoom, this little lady slowly moved from the top of her petal to the bottom of her petal in a continued attempt to escape my gaze… Needless to…
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Divine Moisture
Yesterday morning we went to the soccer fields to watch our favorite seven year play, but the game was cut short due to rain. I don’t think a single person was upset. Our “monsoon” season has finally arrived, blessing us with several days in a row of moisture and a forecast that includes at least a chance of rain for…
