Welcome to the Scotch Thistle. She’s a beautiful thing, don’t you think?The British Columbia Ministry of the Environment has listed it as one of our most noxious (i.e. disgusting) weeds. Aw. Look […]
When a Noxious Weed is Our Hope for Salvation
Butterflies in the Grass
Dusk is a good time to walk. The insects are few, but they are slow. Here’s a western swallowtail on the trail up to the vineyard and the grassland and oilmen’s […]
The Problem With Planting Exotic Trees in the Desert
Spider, hanging out. Home sweet home. John Day Painted Hills, Oregon Beetles, hanging out. Life on a pink earth. John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon Western box elder bug (juvenile) a long way […]
Good News for Bluebirds on Monday!
I was talking last week about the loss of habitat for Western Mountain Bluebirds. Well, thank god for electric drills! And many deep thanks to the man who came by and got this […]
Okanagan Okanogan 