Lizard flower-surfing the Thyme pots. It has been very hot here, and when you look at the weather forecast in the morning it is prefaced...

Barefoot with the scented geraniums. May 2021 My friend Susan Wooldridge, the poet, walks barefoot as often as she can - the bottom of...

California native fiddleneck. Butte County, Ca; March 2021. On April 1st I had the great pleasure and unique experience of presenting for...

Carpets of violets - Butte County, CA 2021 March has arrived with all her colorful flirty beginning overtures toward Spring. These...

White and Greenleaf Manzanita winter foliage - Butte County CA, January 2021 Did you have a chance to listen to my interview with Karen...

The circularity of the Moon and Her Cycles I have been reading and thinking about the concept of circular economies. Which is...

The very interesting alchemy that has been 2020 is in its final month. One of the most inspirational things I have done in my 55 years...

A charismatic megaseed of my seedshed - the California buckeye. Glossy and bright, well nestled into the oak leaf litter. It is high seed...

The dynamic life of the oak woodland floor: Turkey Tail, Oak Leaves and Acorns. Food and medicine for all. Creativity has been on my mind...

The Kind Generosity of Late Summer Basil. Butte County, CA September 1, 2020 This summer, for some reason, I have been enjoying a...

California native buckeye foliage going summer deciduous as an energy saving mechanism in the heat of late summer. Butte County, CA...

California native bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) in the heart of the season. Trinity Alps Willderness June 2020 "History, Geography,...

Writer, Jamaica Kincaid in her home garden, Vermont, PHOTO by Rob Woolmington. Dear friends, It is the garden world that I live in, work...

Lessons in Campsite Entomology & Observation: My sister Sabrina, my mother, and me. Paonia, CO circa 1967 "Will you sign this book for my...

POTTING UP ROOTED CUTTINGS, EARLY APRIL - BUTTE COUNTY, CA I am essentially a homebody. I always have been. At this stage of my life, I...

LEFT TO RIGHT: JANET SLUIS, KRISTEN WICKERT, JENNIFER JEWELL, ANNIE HAYES, YOLANDA BURRELL, CLARE COOPER MARCUS, LESLIE BENNETT...

Ahhh it is February – the first full moon, the first new moon, and the Lunar New Year are behind us. The novelty of 2020 has settled into...

The road ahead is not at all clear as we enter this New Year & New Year. Or, as much as it ever can be, is it in fact pretty darn clear?...

Many mornings I start my day with a mind-clearing walk with my partner, up the road from his home of 40 years. We walk for 15 – 30...

I’m so excited to send this update! My first book, The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants will be...