We took this photo up on the hill above our house, in the California Sierra foothills on Tuesday. There is…
Snapdragons in January It may seem past the point where you would want to do any planting here in the…
In each month of the year, on the first few days, we post wide views of what our gardens look like in…
Decorating with natural elements for a fresh New Year! After the holidays, I like to decorate my house in a fresh…
"In the woods.., a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough , and at what period soever…
Winter gardening Forever, I have loved the tiny flowered Johnny Jump Ups, Viola tricolor, which seed themselves happily around the…
The winter solstice -- which marks the beginning of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Northern…
I Meant To Do My Work Today I meant to do my work today, But a brown bird sang in…
Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…
As some of you know, I live very near Yosemite National Park, a place where my family has vacationed since I…
Today, Maggie and I walked all the way to the bottom of the property, where it's fairly wild.…Read More+
Everything in life is speaking, in spite of its apparent silence. ~Hazrat Inayat Khan There is a way that nature…
What I am really doing in the garden Sunny January weather is lasting into February, and although chilly, by mid…
Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman Nat’l Park Wednesday-Birds of Abel Tasman Thursday- Nelson, New…
Picton, the gem of the Marlborough Sounds Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman Nat’l Park…