I'm once again trapped at home, behind miles of impassible mud and a running stream at the bottom of the drive. As much as I should be...

Image by Ruby Feng Many people know that crows are intelligent creatures and that a flock of crows is called a murder. But what's the...

A hummingbird huddles on my fence in the rain scowling resentfully. I'm probably anthropomorphizing but he sure looks miserable. He's in...

Maidenhair Fern Just as our deciduous oaks are turning the hillsides golden brown in preparation for dropping their warm-weather...

Photo Credit: Robin Freeman These were the words of our real estate agent as a flock of turkeys crossed the property we were interested...

December 2024 Photo Credit: "Raccoon2" by Darkone     Having recently returned from Seattle, where thieves stole my son's entire U-Haul...

Photo Credit: Paramanu Sarkar               In the growing darkness, a tiny shape swoops down, barely missing my hair, and scoops up a...

On my way down to the Lockwood Produce Exchange on a fall evening, I watched in wonder as thousands of starlings gathered. Like something...

In the middle of a record heat wave, our evaporative cooler died. When husband John pulled it apart to find the problem, he discovered a...

As I'm driving at dusk, a small creature darts across my path, not an uncommon occurrence. Its size and shape suggest a domesticated cat...

On our morning walk, a tiny blue butterfly flits past and lands on a ceanothus branch. Before I can snap a picture, it flutters away....

In the fourteen years I have enjoyed here in Bryson, I have been fascinated by the number of related species emerging sequentially as...

March 2024 Nature's Way Big Berry Manzanita Photo credit: Robin Freeman Spring officially begins this year on the March equinox, March...

February 2024 A little birdie-watcher told me about a rare goldfinch indigenous to our area. Lawrence's Goldfinch, Spinus lawrencei, is...

January 2024 In our challenging ecosystem of cold wet winters, hot dry summers, and intermittent fire, the mighty oak reigns supreme....

December 2023 Are you looking for an excursion with your holiday houseguests or an excuse to walk off the Christmas cookies and eggnog?...

November 2023 At a recent potluck, a group of us sat at a picnic table trying to make ourselves heard above the high-pitched buzzing...

October 2023 As cooler weather arrives, you may see a hairy, oversized spider walking down the road. Despite its alarming appearance, it...