Images From Zumwalt Prairie
Here’s a small taste of Saturday’s hike on Zumwalt Prairie, the largest Nature Conservancy reserve in Oregon and the last remnant of bluebunch wheatgrass/idaho fescue-dominated prairie in North America. Thanks to the Wallowa Land Trust for organizing a great outing and to the local Nature Conservancy office for leading it. Looking east over section of [...]
Wildflowers and More
Some more photos of our beautiful spring in Flora, Oregon: When I get more internet time, I will fill out the captions on the photos with a bit more information.
Spring in Flora
Some photos from our place in Flora, Oregon: I planted fifteen pounds of garlic last fall. It came through winter well as did the strawberries mulched with pine needles. Garlic and strawberries This was my view this morning as I planted squash, melon and other seeds into pots for the cold frame. Our “front yard” [...]
Ocotillo: Species of the Week
I suppose it’s inevitable that a temperate forest-dweller like me would be amazed by the oddities that grow in the desert. It’s been two weeks since I returned home to Portland, Oregon from a brief trip to Arizona, and I’m still sighing over the blooms I saw in the desert…
Protected: So We Decided to Move Inland: A Sestina
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hummingbird haiku
I wasn’t fast enough to catch them but they were everywhere. Really. (Superstition Mountains, Arizona, February 2009) ______________________________________ hummingbird haiku gutsy grape gorget tiny feathers like chain mail – nectar defender ___________________________ Day 4: NaPoWriMo (choose the name of a paint color and free write) and Poetic Asides (animals). __________________________________________________________________________
Trilliums in the City
I craved trilliums yesterday but didn’t have the energy to drive far. And with 92,000 acres of green space in Portland, Oregon, I didn’t have to. I drove ten minutes across town and entered 645 acres of trillium heaven in Tryon Creek State Park. A washed-out footbridge detoured me onto a horse trail, but I [...]
A Wordless Wildflower Day
Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
