Little Brown Bird, Too
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Read moreMonth: March 2009
Little Brown Birds
Little Brown Birds Daily Photo Little Brown Birds flit from bush to bush, cocking their heads at us, and chirruping every day. We mostly don’t notice or name them but, without their cheerful flutter and chatter the world would be a sad quiet place. I walked today in the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The wetlands attracted many large glamourous
Read moreStrawberry Creek Forever: Celebrating (?) 48 years of Marijuana Guerrilla Grows in Humboldt County.
Who was the first marijuana grower in Humboldt? There are nearly as many different stories about how Humboldt became known for illegal ganja gardens as there are chrome laden pickups in Garberville. However, here is my candidate for the first grower: The trickling waters of Strawberry Creek, just outside of Dows Prairie (not too far from the Arcata Airport), washed
Read moreHeart of the Calla Lilly
Calla Heart Daily Photo Here’s another from last year in case you love callas, too.
Read moreFragile Captive–Hummingbird in Hand
Fragile Capture Daily Photo Hands dirty and rough from gardening, my son gently encloses a hummingbird which frantically beat against his bedroom window. UPDATE: Ernie wrote a piece about hummingbirds with two stories (one about a womanwho hand raised one and it lived in her garden and fed from an eyedropper she held in her hand!) Check it out here.
Read moreEarly Morning with Wildflowers
Wildflowers Daily Photo Delicate flower with a tough name–Rockbreaker This flower is a Saxifrage. Here is another. These plants have similar names but are different in essential ways. In the same way a county person or an outdoorsy person are types of folks often confused for each other—people often think these words describe the same type of person but they
Read moreHow to Sprout Seeds for Planting
Sprouting the Seeds Daily Photo Recently, I heard of a new way to sprout seeds for planting and the mother in me smiled at dark warm wombs for baby seeds to grow. Dampen a brown paper towel (no bleach), sprinkle with desired seeds, place in a small plastic baggie (Ziploc sandwich bag), and insert next to your skin. The photo
Read moreAmaryllis
Amaryllis Daily Photo Amaryllis blooms. Pollen spills across petals in a Humboldt home
Read moreAt a Loss for Words to Say How Bee-utiful Something is?
Soused Daily Photo Drunk on hyacinth nectar, the bumblebee (and several of his friends) failed to go home. In the morning, he awoke still soused and feeling blue. _________ Hey, if you’re like me and look at many beautiful photos every day by talented people, you find it difficult to find new ways of expressing your delight. If so, you
Read moreThe Secret Sleep of Bees
Sleeping Bee Daily Photo The rain this morning covered the garden with a dusting of diamonds. This little bee lay snug asleep in his own bucket of sunshine.
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