California

Our valley, one view, two photos

The first photo is from a set taken this month after a small fire broke out in the valley a…

13 years ago

More winter gardening ideas for the Sierra foothills

Did you think you were through gardening in California Sierra mountains?  Usually we have rain and snow, but noooo.  Here…

13 years ago

Fire cautions in the Sierra Foothills

We took this photo up on the hill above our house, in the California Sierra foothills on  Tuesday. There is…

13 years ago

Western bluebirds in the Sierra foothill garden

One of my favorite color combos is cobalt blue and turquoise. That is why I like this picture!  These are Western…

13 years ago

Soap Plant in full bloom

Studying the singular Soap Plant As the season passes, the Soap Plant is on the wane, still over 7 feet…

13 years ago

How Peckinpah Mountain got its name

After establishing our home on  Malum Ridge, looking out onto Peckinpah Mountain, I heard from neighbors about the  logging history in our…

14 years ago

Friends,…I meant to do my work today

I Meant To Do My Work Today I meant to do my work today, But a brown bird sang in…

14 years ago

October 2000-The adventure begins…we buy property

This area around Oakhurst has everything we need and we had such a good feeling about it, ...enough so that…

24 years ago