Medlar fruits

Fruits of November

Wind, rain, fog – wild weather! Piles of leaves, lots of bird action, and So. Many. Fruits! In November! Gotta Love It!

American Highbush Cranberry in autumn splendor

Spectacular September!

September is jaw-dropping gorgeous with all the changing colors, migrating geese, salmon in the rivers, and abundance in the gardens. The weather is not too hot; not too cold. The photos tell the story in this post. I love September.

Rising moon from a backyard tent

Why I Like to Sleep Outside on a Hot Summer Night

We feel like kids sleeping outside in a tent in our own backyard! But then there are the peacocks at 4 am … and the full moon like a flashlight in your face … Still – we wait all year for nights like this!

Rainbow, January, Barbolian Fields

Into the Wind

January has brought a roller coaster of weather, from unseasonably warm to freezing cold and snow in the PNW. How will we face the storms ahead? Take a lesson from the birds.