The story of time is written deeply into the bark of this ancient oak.
Each Season Has its Own Unique Sound
Once more the golden wind reveals itself through the movement of the grasses.
Once more the golden wind reveals itself through the movement of the grasses.
A Privilege to be so Close to a Creature that is Normally Very Shy
The summer is the time of the lizards here upon the mountain.
The summer is the time of the lizards here upon the mountain.
A Small Pane in the Great Stained Glass Window of Nature
The realm of water seems almost otherworldly to us terrestrial beings.
A place of mystery utterly separate from our abode of soil and rock. Yet, it is neither distant nor alien and in truth no boundary exists between us. A simple shadow cast over the lake extends my influence deep within its crystal waters. Instantly the small life moves into this cooling shade, followed closely by…
Mini Worlds You can get Lost in for Hours
This is the slow life of millennia tattooing the rock with living art.
This is the slow life of millennia tattooing the rock with living art.
He Sits With the Sky
These are the bare bones of the earth and here they stand, rampant to the four winds.
These are the bare bones of the earth and here they stand, rampant to the four winds.
Fox Fur or Grass Seeds?
Now is the time when new life is broadcast throughout the ecology on the edges of the four winds.
Now is the time when new life is broadcast throughout the ecology on the edges of the four winds.
Enmeshed in the Stream of Life
In every niche, in every ecology countless tales of life, death, and rebirth are being told.
In every niche, in every ecology countless tales of life, death, and rebirth are being told.
All Life is Part of the System
The lower plains continue to dry out in the great heat.
The lower plains continue to dry out in the great heat.
Brevas Figs, Possibly the Best Tasting of Them All
Plus they are nearly the size of a tennis ball!
Plus they are nearly the size of a tennis ball!
The Life Blood of All
The full heat of summer is bearing down upon the mountain; heavy, dry, dusty heat.
The full heat of summer is bearing down upon the mountain; heavy, dry, dusty heat.
Not Supernatural, Super Nature!
Nature creates and recreates the most beautiful and easeful patterns.
Nature creates and recreates the most beautiful and easeful patterns.
The Intimate Merging of Lake and Land
A fluid sinuous meeting without boundaries.
A fluid sinuous meeting without boundaries.
The Unfamiliar is Not Always Alien
This caterpillar makes its slow way down from the wild grape vine where it has been feasting upon the leaves.
This caterpillar makes its slow way down from the wild grape vine where it has been feasting upon the leaves.
More Tales From the Blue Zone
Vibrant living greens and hot vivacious vine fruits are producing in abundance now.
Vibrant living greens and hot vivacious vine fruits are producing in abundance now.
Water and its Lack is One of the Foundations of this Ecology
The moods of this landscape are ever changing.
The moods of this landscape are ever changing.