ten

happy 10th birthday, zane grey!

fall magic

 

lilac leaf

cluster of cabbages

sunchokes

sweet taters

TARANTULA!!!

persimmon leaves

bed of just transplanted chinese cabbage, pac choi, and other assorted cool weather greens

west wind shiitake on oak logs

overgrown (but still delicious) shiitakes in hand

eastward

mystery fungus on ponderosa pine

portuguese kale

chinese pistache

calendula amongst lettuces

basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme and shiitakes, sage, parsley...forgot to pick tarragon

rain drops on fuyu persimmon

evening walk 8/19/21

 

wild, green splendor

 

 

 

found my love

nestled 

in the wild

green

splendor

into the tangle

benji and zane took me up to the tangle on our walk this morning.  it's mostly a wild snarl of old buckbrush.  a magical place.  from certain angles of approach it seems impenetrable but the boys know just the right way to go and all i have to do is follow them through a series of gaps that magically open up as we approach.  in the center of the tangle there is a stillness that i find most serene.

 

zane and benji lead the way

 

taking time along the trail to roll in some deer smell

 

 

 

 

into the tangle

remnants of a hammock---someone else knew about the serenity of this spot

the only way to get this wild one to come back home

benji's 2nd

celebrated benji's second birthday on july 29th.

thank you for keeping things curious around here...

 

 

 

love you, benji-moto

okra