Tag Archives: fall
Lemming Suicides and Grunion Runs
It is almost the end of outdoor gardening for this year. We are expecting some winter weather next week (50f degrees and rain – very good news about the rain). Of course, with Global Warming and more unstable weather conditions, … Continue reading
A List of -ists and -isms
It is winter, no denying that any longer. The frost has spread from the pumpkin to all of the places, sheltered or not, where nighttime lows can reach. Unlike our hibernating friends, we humans don’t disappear or migrate for the … Continue reading
Far and Away
As winter moves in and the wildlife tends to move out, as my enthusiasm for growing things turns to cutting them back, sweeping them up, and hoping for the best for next year, in spite of all of the signs … Continue reading
Hidden Blossoms
In winter many animals either leave town for warmer climates or hibernate, pulling the world and their thick coats over them until warmer weather arrives again. This is not unlike their human counterparts. Here in California, in Northern California where … Continue reading
Occupy my street, my porch, the hiking trail
It is fall… or maybe it is winter already where you are. Fall here. Gardens have expectations but no realities this time of year and, like their human counterparts, they have learned that the best way to remind us that … Continue reading
Over The Garden Fence 