The Green Fuse that Drives the Flowers

April 7, 2024

The green fuse that Dylan Thomas wrote about in “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower” is …

Exploring the Deer Paths Behind My Home

December 4, 2020

I spent a lovely morning recently exploring some of the deer paths behind our home, stopping to take photos along …

February 1, 2015

Here on the central coast of California, we look forward to a green, rather than white, Christmas. While we love …

April 17, 2014

Recently we had visitors who had just returned from Italy. We talked of how easily you can stumble upon ancient …

February 11, 2013

We walked to the river recently, my husband and I and our little dog Mitsy. A short hike down a canyon …

January 7, 2013

Yesterday when I woke the frost was so heavy on the grassy meadow behind our house it looked like a …

September 9, 2012

Last year the oak trees behind our pool were alive with buzzing bees. Always, at any time of day or …