Breathing Treatment

After last week's series of storms, we have more rain for this time in the season, than in any rainy season in the prior 6 years.  In ...

In normal circumstances, this would be a significant rainfall, but given last week's performance by Mother Nature, it seems mundane. - P...

15 Dec, 2010 0.01" overnight 16 Dec, 2010 through Dec 24th, 2010, estimated over 7 inches!  I was away from the house and my poor ra...

It's been raining cats and dogs, possibly the most exciting storm this year, but I have no update until I return home. See my other blo...

Found in a store today. I used OCR on the back side of the package: Global warming -— the steady increase in Earth’s air and ocean temperatu...

0.24" of rain fell overnight for a season total of 2.50" so far. Anticipating a dry winter and knowing that my natives will look b...

Water is too cheap! A little further down in the blog when I conclude that rain barrels are only the leading edge of a water public relat...

0.05" fell while I was in Joshua Tree last night . While we endured blasts of frigid air the coast was enjoying a light sprinkle. ...

0.08" of rain on 24 Nov 2010

Forecast was for 0.5" and thunderstorms. Not so much. 0.05" of rain on Nov 20 0.04" of rain on Nov 21 - Posted at great expe...

You are a rain barrel stud, but you're beginning to feel a slight unease. Your sense of equanimity is a little disturbed because you...

I was able to take a still out of a video that Margaret sent showing the green concrete that beautified the Aviation median strip before the...

Over in Margaret's neighborhood the county recently put in new street landscaping with Catalina Ironwoods, deer grass, and a few other n...

I was guilty, just like many of you.  I went through the gardening motions of tilling, composting, cover cropping, and mulching without a go...