Wednesday, October 12, 2011




Tis the season of the harvest...red corn, peppers, calendula, tomatoes, Persian Carpet Zinnias (Zinnia haageana), grapes grace my table. We often ask: what is art? Is it only a human thing? I say nature is one of the greatest artists. Just look at a daisy: the incredible composite of flowers in a head, creating what we call a marigold, or sunflower, or lettuce. Yes, lettuce is a daisy!







Saturday, October 8, 2011


"Good morning, Sparrow...
Writing on my
Clean Veranda
With your dewy feet"
~Shiki

From Loren Russell's Garden


Dactylorhiza

Darlingonia californica

A Visit with the Uncommon Rose

"Earth brings us into life
and nourishes us.
Earth takes us back again.
Birth and death are present every moment"
~Thich Nhat Hanh