Oscar had a personality as distinct as any other animal I’d had, and in fact, had more personality and affection than guinea pigs, rabbits, and gerbils I had raised as a kid…
When Hedgehogs Bloom
It, of course, has that name because its spines resemble those of a actual hedgehog…
Free Birdseed (If There’s a Trumpet Vine in Your Neighborhood)
Hummingbirds pollinate these flowers with their long tongues, and soon the seed pods start forming…
The Puzzling Potted Jacaranda
I collected the seeds more than five years ago when we visited Nancy and Jeff Gerlach in Yucatán, so my two jacarandas in one pot were grown from seed…
Autumn in the South Valley of Albuquerque
On my 5.5-mile walk this morning, here’s what I encountered. At the top, a cottonwood against the fall sky.