The does are all off birthing, which leaves the stags to avoid the choke cherry breaks and hang out together in the sun. The other 3 are off the image to the […]
Stag Day
Black Widow Fertility Alert!
Want some eggs? A second batch was laid today while I was in town! Um, folks, hats off, I think this was Dad. What am I going to do with […]
This is the Kind of Bee I’d Like to Be
Likes it hot, likes it dry … … and has a beautiful off-white fur coat. The only downer is that it appears you have to make your living in a highway […]
When Quail Leave the Grass, It’s Time to Party
Ah, the sweet berries of June! This is the best year in a decade for saskatoons. They are so sweet. And so juicy. Even the ground birds have left the cover of […]
Lazuli Bunting: the Jazz Singer and His Band
Ladies and Gentlemen, the concert hall. Note that the violin is strung, and that the player has taken an unusual position. Stéphane Grapelli wouldn’t have done it like this, but then he […]
Go Forth and Multiply!
Geez, you leave the black widow alone for a week and look what happens…. … way too many black widows!The Goddess takes many forms. Look at her making a world here!
It’s Getting Crowded Out There!
Welcome to the wavy leafed thistle, the bunchgrass thistle.Beloved of insects. Often because it’s the only native flower left. But also because it provides a solid landing pad. Very kind. And it’s […]
Cascadia’s Flower
In Lewiston, Idaho, the mariposa lilies are beautiful. In Chelan, Washington, they are different altogether. And here in the North Okanagan, they have two shades. First, the lilac, slightly brighter than in […]
Two Clouds in Balance
Both are cheating gravity by using its tension to provide the ladder of form. That’s life!
Giving Up Your Self for the World and Finding Freedom to Move
Imagine, if you just loved white things, and out of all the world you felt, well, you know, only at home there. Especially creamy white things. Especially yarrow. So it can […]
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