Flowers in a drought
Despite the blessedly beautiful storm clouds covering my neighborhood right now, California is in a terribly, ugly, awful, persistent drought. Thinking about …
Spring joy in photos
Blooms from a flowering pear tree, which while beautiful, smells, ahem, indecently musty. If you’re like me (and most of the people …
Project Green Thumbs: Prune shaming
One of the “heavenly bamboo” nandina plants which recently took up residence in our yard and will need some pruning at some …
Fall in the desert
A sunny afternoon at Arizona State University’s Downtown Campus. It’s a lie that all Phoenix folks tell new arrivals: “It cools off …
Thursday 13: Project Green Thumbs Season 5 to-dos
It all started with the desire for home grown tomatoes. Somehow, that little goal morphed into a full veggie patch and a …
The Daily Pixel: A blink and a week
My favorite and least favorite thing about life right now is flying to Phoenix every Wednesday. I love it because I get …
The Daily Pixel: Out and about
Until today’s wind storm, the weather in Sacramento has been dreamy. Almost a week of blue skies. Breezy sunshine days. Birds chirping …
The Daily Pixel #58- Saucer Magnolia in Spring finery
Every Spring I walk by a house in our neighborhood, gawk at the gorgeous pink tree that I’ve erroneously called a Dogwood, …
The Daily Pixel- A week and three states
After another five days spent on the road and in the air, I can’t overstate the joy of waking up in my …
Thursday 13: Decking the halls, a photo tour
So I have a bit of a reputation for Christmas craziness. Maybe it’s because I start thinking about Christmas in July. Or …