Today, I am proud to be a guest on the website, My Botanical Garden. I hope that my explorations in knowing the land by walking it daily, camera in hand, will bring the […]
A Revolving Botanical Garden
Snow? No Problem!
Cheatgrass shows us the way to the future: harvest snow. Cheatgrass at the Edge of Winter There is no need to wait for the rains or to finance high pressure water systems […]
Porcupine My Brother!
Here’s an example of porcupine cherry tree pruning: Porcupine Art on Grassland Choke Cherry Instead of brush strokes, thinks tooth strokes. Think: playing a cello with your teeth. And no strings. And […]
The Hunter and the Hunted (and the Lovers, too)
So, I’m strolling along, whistling and happy in the sun, when one of the hawks that are so busy hunting in these snowy days leaps off a power pole and hassles a […]
Summer in Winter and Winter in Summer!
It’s beautiful how things come together some times. Take the late summer flowering grassland gem, snow buckwheat … Snow Buckwheat in August Catching the sun on the eastern face of Turtle Mountain. […]
Flying Fish in the Grasslands
Winter cloud blows east off of the Pacific Ocean. When it strikes the Northwestern North American Coast it crests around the three thousand metre high peaks of the Coast Mountains … Photo: […]
What are Weeds For?
This: Russian Thistle is Preferred Above All If native species were replanted, there would be different birds. Simple. Clear.
Glaciation is Our Name
Did you think the glaciers were gone? Na! All they need is a single weed stalk and they can get a foothold again. On top of their old moraines. This, by the […]
The World is Not What The Books Tell Us It Is
We need a new owner’s manual to the earth. For instance, vineyards are not about the sun. The darned vines spend as much time in the snow as they do with grapes […]
The Dance of Life
Let’s celebrate this new year as only earth’s children can. First, the dance floor. Our lead dancer makes her entrance … Ta da! A choreography manual helps… Source. And now, onto stage […]
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