Breathing Treatment

I almost hit my head on this pair of nearly perfect Leopard Lily (Lilium pardalinum) growing high out of a moist bank near the trail. Deep C...

Back in the day, a typical way of powering equipment was to have a central engine that drove a belt. The belt was then attached as needed t...

Just over the hills from Avila Beach is the trailhead of a hike I've done once before. There's plenty of Mimulus. Some fading to br...

Perhaps it's too small to be found in most popular references. This is all over the Sierra right now. Hypericum doesn't seem right....

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