On our morning walk, a tiny blue butterfly flits past and lands on a ceanothus branch. Before I can snap a picture, it flutters away....

In the fourteen years I have enjoyed here in Bryson, I have been fascinated by the number of related species emerging sequentially as...

March 2024 Nature's Way Big Berry Manzanita Photo credit: Robin Freeman Spring officially begins this year on the March equinox, March...

February 2024 A little birdie-watcher told me about a rare goldfinch indigenous to our area. Lawrence's Goldfinch, Spinus lawrencei, is...

January 2024 In our challenging ecosystem of cold wet winters, hot dry summers, and intermittent fire, the mighty oak reigns supreme....

December 2023 Are you looking for an excursion with your holiday houseguests or an excuse to walk off the Christmas cookies and eggnog?...

November 2023 At a recent potluck, a group of us sat at a picnic table trying to make ourselves heard above the high-pitched buzzing...

October 2023 As cooler weather arrives, you may see a hairy, oversized spider walking down the road. Despite its alarming appearance, it...