Agaves in my 'hood; part two of Agave week
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A little backstory on agave week. I, and many others I know, have
experienced some pretty serious damage on our agaves this winter, agaves
that haven't sho...
Mid-Winter and A Little Website Housekeeping
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It is officially mid-winter and we are happy to report a rather dull,
average winter thus far (of course I've just cursed myself by saying this,
but what t...
Wednesday Vignette – in the right light…
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…we all look good. That’s the message for this week – reinforced by this
shot of a Maidenhair fern which looked absolutely radiant as the sun
finally broke...
Sightings and a Snow Day!! 1-28-23
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Rarities, a Snowstorm and Lots of Birds!
[image: Varied Thrush documentation drawing 1/23/03 for 10th Missouri
Record]Varied Thrush documentation draw...
DAY 2 OF WET AND WILD IN THE DESERT
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I am remembering some stretches of wet and cold days in Austin when David
would grumble about getting away. I asked him this morning how he was
feeling ab...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2022
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Drought? Heat? Bean beetles? Chipmunks? Oh, never mind all that. Everything
is forgiven and I am back in love with my garden right now. It’s all just
lovel...
Moving Mountains
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There are at least two meanings to this blog title, which will become clear
as this post progresses. For the astute few that still check in on our blog
fro...
What extraordinary colours and patterns.