South stream garden part 2
It is shaping up to be an extremely dry year, I'm afraid. After last year's massive forest fires that darkened our skies for weeks and…
Recovery from the ice storm
So, here we are 2.5 months after the storm. How are things looking now? This is the South Stream Garden, where most of the damage…
The ice storm – part 3
Young poplar tree downed by ice
One last picture of the ice storm damage. This was a 30 foot tall black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) snapped by the ice storm. I planted…
The ice storm – part 2
Maple collapsed on the road
February 13, 2021. It soon became apparent that we weren't going to get electricity back any time soon. Looking up and down our rural road,…
In the beginning…
Morello californica with its spirit crushed by the schoolyard bully
Every good story starts with a disaster... Let's go back to the night of February 12, 2021. It's been raining and the temperatures are beginning…