Juana and I take the opportunity to harvest saffron from the crocuses. It has been…

We had an opportunity to visit a local prairie, a special and vanishing ecosystem. They…

Dodging the rain in the Northeast, we find ourselves in hot and steamy Des Moines…

This first weekend of Fall is apropos given its cold, rainy start. The heat comes…

Olivia strains with our final tomato harvest. There have been plenty of fruits, though in…

The morning air is crisp and the sun is rising just a bit later and…

The golden rod is out in full bloom with bees, wasps and hornets taking full…

This is the year of beach plums. Rather than having to fight off deer and…

With Labor Day approaching, I am starting to feel a bit like the sentinel-like sunflowers…