One evening near dark, I lost myself as I wandered, looking for turning leaves around the place. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus French “the quicker you are in attaching verbal or mental labels to things, people, or situations, the more shallow and lifeless your reality becomes, and…
At Sierra Foothill Garden, we love birds! In our albums we have collected, there are many photos of the ones in our backyards, from humble sparrows to brilliant bluebirds. And what better time than Autumn and Winter for watching them? It’s a sign Cool weather is here. Steller’s jay, Cyanocitta stelleri, with its black head…
Color in the garden Not only plants provide color in the Sierra foothills… On certain days in the fall, the setting sun focuses its light in a strip of light on the mountain. All these views are looking east onto the Peckinpah Ridge. It’s a sign of the changing season to me. Even on stormy…
