nature

  • Cultivating Gratitude

    It’s been smoky here. Like ash falling down from the sky and collecting on the leaves-type smoky. Apocalyptic. It fucking sucks. I’m stuck inside and I’m grumpy about it. The Boss hasn’t missed a beat in the garden. He’s out… Continue reading

    Cultivating Gratitude
  • Big Snake Energy

    It gets really snakey around here in July. You would think we were running the Eden of Garden Snake Sanctuary. Snakes, mostly fox snakes (aka pine snakes), and a few garter snakes, converge from all over the woods to gather… Continue reading

    Big Snake Energy
  • The War on Bugs

    When you are a gardener, something is always trying to destroy all your hard work. It’s frustrating. Seems like most of my conversations with other growers involve commiserating about the shit that’s eating our garden and brain storming about how… Continue reading

    The War on Bugs
  • The Robin Whisperer

    It started a few years ago when the robins built a nest in our pear tree. Dum dums. It’s not that we don’t like robins, it’s just that the birds built their nest too low. Too low for what? Snakes.… Continue reading

    The Robin Whisperer