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Harvest Monday May 21, 2012 and a peek at future harvests
I enjoy photographing things when they are still growing more than harvested produce, so as usual my photos are heavy on plants in the ground vs harvested ones in the trug. But I’ll lead off with some...
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Start of a new year
Our new neighbors to the south removed the HUGE cypress trees whose roots had cracked our sidewalk. This is our new sidewalk. New fence to come later. New year, same old bad habits. I’ve been too busy...
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A spring morning in my front yard on Harvest Monday April 8, 2013
When last I left you, I was headed up into the mountains, going to Big Bear to look at a “bargain” cabin being offered at $64,000. It was HORRID! The water heater had broken and there was water...
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Two months of harvests
This is one of our hens this time last year. Barred Rock hens are beautifully barred with black and white stripes as adults. But they are all black as chicks. This is one of our girls this time last...
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November 2013 in the garden
VBS, I have become absolutely horrible about blogging. Its seems that photography and genealogy have trumped gardening and writing as hobbies these days. Perhaps the sad state of my garden has...
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January 2014–heat and drought are wilting my southern California garden
Southern California is in a record-breaking heat wave and is experiencing horrible drought with precipitation at 20% of normal. This is our rainy season, but it isn’t raining. I don’t think it has...
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What’s in bloom in February 2014 in my southern California garden
I am experimenting. I got a new Nikon D7100 last summer and am still learning how to use it. I have been shooing in JPEG format until now. But I am getting tired of blown out highlights and would like...
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My southern California garden in August
My how time flies. Where has the summer gone? I know where mine went. Bye-bye. My last post was in April. In May, I went to Yellowstone National Park, driving by myself. I was on assignment from Desert...
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Growing fruit on my urban Southern California mini-farm
I have worked really hard over the past 8 years to convert our small, urban southern California yard into a productive mini-farm. I have Barbara Kingsolver and her book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” to...
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How my garden does grow–27 April 2015
It is past time to bring you up to date on spring in Southern California. A warm and DRY spring. We are in the fourth year of what is being called a mega-drought. No more rain until November. I still...
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