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Finding gratitude before breakfast
The Earth has completed a full turn around the sun since, inspired by the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, I set the intention to offer gratitude to everyone in the natural world every day, first thing in the morning, for a year. … Continue reading
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Tagged animism, attitudes toward nature, birds, climate change, cosmology, global warming, gratitude, thanking nature, Thanksgiving Address, trees, wildflowers
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Who’s in the native garden?
In my June 2 post about restoring our Santa Fe yard with native plants, about ten days had passed since sowing a dozen pounds of grass and wildflower seed, and the first tiny sprouts were beginning to appear. Those first … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening with native plants, native plant restoration, native plants, wildflowers
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Farmer in the yard
“In springtime you’ll need to do some pruning and pull the weeds,” she wrote. No problem, I thought. It was late winter, and the landowner and I were emailing about my new part-time job as gardener of our third-of-an-acre yard. … Continue reading
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Tagged blue grama, buffalograss, chamisa, cheatgrass, gardening, gardening with native plants, native plants, wildflowers
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Wordless Wednesday: Crazy beautiful
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Tagged columbine, Indian Peaks Wilderness, wildflowers
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A year after forest fire
A year ago today, the Flagstaff Fire roared across the mountaintops at the western edge of Boulder. Down below, we anxiously followed the plume of smoke, tracing the widening circle of flames across the peaks. Was this the big one, … Continue reading
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Tagged blue mist penstemon, Flagstaff Fire, forest fire, golden smoke, native plants, penstemon, wildfire, wildflowers
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In honor of the bees
This is Pollinator Week, and though we owe a huge debt to other pollinators like butterflies, moths, bats, and wasps, today is devoted to bees. I took a time-out with bees one morning recently, hauling my laptop to Realization Point … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, blue mist penstemon, native plants, penstemon, pesticides, Pollinator Week, pollinators, wildflowers
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Calypso secrets
How many years have I known calypso orchids? Probably close to twenty. And yet this week when I went to visit my favorite nearby site in Nederland, CO, I learned something new. Calypsos have a scent! It’s pure and sweet … Continue reading