Tales, trails and tails of a corporate drop-out
I’ve grown gardens (vegetable and flower) in several states. I’m not good at it; I’ve not taken the time necessary to learn all I should about soil acidity, best practices for fertilizing, ideal ways to grid out a garden, complementary plants, etc. It warms up, I dig, I buy something to toss in the … Read moreA Planting AniMal
According to governmental statistics less than 3% of food waste in America is recycled. That’s more than 30 million tons of pure wasted food every year. What an embarrassment when millions of Americans go to bed hungry each night. Concurrently we spend millions on bagged mulch (compost and other) every year while also removing natural … Read moreComposting My Way Through The Desert
Two Playing Hide-n-Seek Bugs in the southern half of the country are ginormous; I can bear witness to that. And plentiful. Whether it be giant cockroaches in Florida or one of many large spiders of AZ they are so much bigger than the northern part of the country. I see it as survival of the … Read moreMonsoon Monsters
Being early is rarely an issue for me. That is; I’m never early. I found myself in an unfamiliar position the other day ready to head to the vet. Load ’em up, fire up the truck and nothing. Well, almost nothing. A few chugs and we turned back down the hill to check out the … Read moreRats
First Sunrise of 2012. (From Starr Pass) Only a couple things rival the sunrise over the mountains: one being sunset over the mountains. I was fortunate enough to be able to catch both on January 1, 2012. Part of the beauty lies in the variety of peaks making each days brilliance slightly different; part in … Read moreBelated New Year’s Sunrise