The Battle of the Earwigs
We native gardeners are a noble bunch, but we do have a dark side…
Tag Archives: Urban Wilderness
About Concrete Chaparral
Like many young environmentalists, things were black and white. Wilderness – good. Civilization – bad. Humankind and Nature were separate entities. But they aren’t.
The Rainforest at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
With each step the bridge sways and bounces. But the canyon it crosses is gorgeous with the Capilano River roaring down below and the forest on the opposite side inviting.
Griffith Park: Losing My Serenity and Regaining It
Though I and my fellow hikers still had our to-do lists and times to keep, there was an invitation to just be.
Milkweed and Unending Faith II
Gardeners are a strange lot. We’re control freaks recreating the Garden of Eden.
Skeeters! Gollywhoppers! Crane Flies!
Every spring I saw bugs looking like giant mosquitoes, mistaken as real mosquitoes by many.
Looking for Gray Whales
Quickly off-shore we are no more than visitors
Up in Kenneth Hahn Park (Week of 3/5/17)
The next wave of flowers are bursting forth
DOGS!
For fast and efficient destruction of a garden nothing beats a dog
‘Western Cities Try to Cut Light Pollution’
Article from High Country News
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