The Quilt & the Creation. Pt. 6. Plant Cover: Going, Going, Gone?
Douglas Fir Embroidery Decorates My Sabbatical Story Quilt That sound, an other-worldly whushhh filtering [...]
The Quilt & the Creation. Pt. 5. Plant Communities: Let Me Introduce You
Embroidered Desert Sun My Sabbatical quilt story continues. We spent the spring months in the [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop Camp. Part 1. Finding a Campsite
Part 1. Finding a Campsite Scouting for a campsite one day in [...]
Nature Notes. Marmot Springs. Part 1. Camping in Eden
One springtime we wandered into the Warner Mountains of NE California. Looking for a [...]
Nature Notes. The Mouse That Howled. Part 1. A Mouse at the Campfire.
View from Lava Beds CA Juniper Sagebrush Country From the files of Donald R. Kirk: [...]
Out Sketching. Marmot Springs. Part 2. Indian Paintbrush Drawing Lesson
Part 2. The Drawing Lesson In my previous blog my love of wildflowers leads [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 3. Puffball Lore
Star Puffball (Calvatia sculpta) Part 3. Puffball Lore In my previous Blog I [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 1. Discovery on a Dirt Road
Star Puffball (Calvatia sculpta) We follow the Mosquito Loop road around the meadow that’s [...]
Nature Notes. A Rare Tree. Part 3. An Uncommon Pine Tree
Photo: Lightning Scar on Ponderosa Pine Tree From the files of Donald R. Kirk: [...]
Nature Notes. A Rare Tree. Part 2. Lightning Scars
Photo: Lightning Scar on Ponderosa Pine Tree From the files of Donald R. Kirk: Part [...]
Nature Notes. A Rare Tree. Part 1. Storm in the Night
Photo: Lightning Scar on Ponderosa Pine Tree From the files of Donald R. Kirk... [...]
Cherish the Earth. Hurray for Green Plants!
Green growing plants keep us alive. They are our neighbors, our plant communities. Do you [...]