Breathing Treatment

My best guess is Arctostaphylos patula (Greenleaf manzanita). Iris hartwegii (Hartweg's Iris): This is smaller than the more widespread ...

Cool log cabin. There's a number of more modern structures and an extensive packing / camping operation out of here. This is just unde...

Lupinus stiversii (Harlequin lupine): Meadowlands, with a bazillion ladybugs. Dudleya calcicola (Limestone Dudleya), I think, on a granite o...

I'm at Lair of the Bear with family. Few wildflowers are to be found due to the recent end of winter. This meadow had one blooming pla...

Snow plants seem one of the first to bloom in the Sierra. They derive energy from soil mycorrhizae, which in turn get their energy ...

This one Matilija poppy flower attracted nearly all the bees. There were plenty more to chose from, including at least one with similar ope...

At the farmers market today they were charging 4 bucks for one of these - the same price as one suitable for cooking. - Posted at great expe...

Thanks to Watering the Desert blog, I was pointed to an article in The Economist magazine that examines the concept of embedded water , pr...

The artichokes in my front yard are sure ugly from a distance, but parts of it are excellent. - Posted at great expense from my iPhone

A late storm passed through and gave us 0.03" of rain in my backyard.  Actually, it was a "fat" 0.02" in my rain gauge b...

Everyone seems surprised at the recent rain. I know that I was. There is a definite chance of rainfall in May - the median rainfall amount...

A bulb in my garden. I ought to know the name, but it's slipped mind. It's a California native, of course. - Posted at great expen...

- Posted at great expense from my iPhone

Threatening storms decided not to give us much more rain, and we picked up only 1/100th of an inch over the course of a couple days.