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in praise of pollen and pollinators

July 07, 2025 - It can be a dirty word. Some of you may have looked at today's blog title and uttered numerous and less than complimenta...
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on every corner...

June 23, 2025 - ...in every median, in every yard they appear. Almost as ubiquitous as Russian thistles or tumbleweeds for which the des...
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mallow family, otra vez

July 08, 2024 - Several blogs ago, I indicated that there would probably be more hollyhock photographs featured. Since the flowers are "...
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Las Varas de San José

June 17, 2024 - Life long learning, in its most simple form, can be achieved by watching, regardless of where you are. A week without it...
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raindrop joy

June 26, 2022 - It has been a miraculously rainy week in northern New Mexico, which, for the most part, has helped firefighters working...
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made in the shade

June 19, 2022 - As everyone in the Southwest knows and appreciates, the shade of a big tree, even a healthy yucca, calms the eyes and ke...
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grand experiment

August 01, 2021 - It all began when I was pulling spent hollyhock flowers from one of the plants in our yard and noticed that an inky purp...
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fading to fall

September 21, 2020 - Despite day time temperatures in the high 70 to low 80 degree range in the southern Rocky Mountains, there are fewer hou...
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virtual rain

August 24, 2020 - A virtual Democratic National Convention, virtual meetings, virtual classes. They have all become part of life during th...
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different strokes

June 29, 2020 - Walking around with camera in hand, I found myself seeing the play of light and shadows on stucco walls. Just as adobler...
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