Nature | Gardens For Goldens

Fall Garden Project Number One

October 7, 2018 by Ogee

No, really, there are no remains in the Memorial Garden…although you might suspect otherwise if you saw this. While we were away, fall signaled its arrival. Just hints so far, but the creatures know. And with cooler days come a mountain of projects. First on the list: a complete demolition and re-do of the raised bed area of the garden. Once, these housed a mountain of overgrown and deadly blackberry brambles. They spread their spikes throughout the garden, so they […]

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature • Tags: Fall Garden Project, gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden Sacramento, new garden bed

Yellowstone

September 30, 2018 by Ogee

The Native Americans called it “Burning Mountains.” They thought an evil spirit lived among the meadows, rivers, forests, and towering mountains. If you witnessed the geysers or stepped into one of the scalding pools – you might think so too. But good spirits live here. Animal spirits. Nature spirits. I have just returned from my first (long overdue) trip to Yellowstone National Park. It is magnificent. I traveled with my friend and fellow gardener, Maria, and her son. There were […]

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography • Tags: Nature Photography, Yellowstone Bear, Yellowstone Bison, Yellowstone Elk, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone pronghorn, Yellowstone sheep, Yellowstone Steamboat

Wordless Wednesday: Praying Mantis

August 29, 2018 by Ogee

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography • Tags: Nature Photography, Praying Mantis

Wordless Wednesday: Hoo You Looking At?

August 22, 2018 by Ogee

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography • Tags: Nature, Owl, Wildlife Photography

Wordless Wednesday: Winged Beauty

July 25, 2018 by Ogee

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: Nature Photography, Swallowtail Butterfly

The Lost World

June 10, 2018 by Ogee

The failing 40-year-old fence had to be taken down before it fell down. Shared with our 92-year-old neighbor of 20 years, it took some convincing, first – and then it took some major clearing. While our side was relatively clear of vegetation, her side had become a jungle of tangled, massive ivy that had swallowed what was once one of the most treasured and admired gardens in the neighborhood. I’m now sure exactly when her husband passed; I knew that […]

Categories: Gardening, Nature • Tags: #gardening, Lost Garden

Spring Tuning

March 25, 2018 by Ogee

There is a magical moment, just before the orchestra begins, when the oboe gives a note and the instruments are tuned in a chaotic staccato of strings, horns and reeds. A short, breathless pause follows as the conductor raises the wand – before a symphony explodes in synchronized waves of sound. The gardener knows this as early spring. A tulip appears, then an iris, an apple blossom, and tiny Clematis buds unwind – as if the whole garden is standing […]

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature, Nature Photography • Tags: #gardening, Bronte Spring Quote, Early Spring Garden, Iris, Nature Photography, Tulips

Special Delivery

February 4, 2018 by Ogee

Saturday was puppy going home day. While all the preparations were being made, and Chubbs received his morning massage, another pup (of sorts) was getting ready for his arrival. On Tuesday, Ms. London gave birth to baby Paris. Yes – rescue animals come in all shapes and sizes at Homeward Bound. On the private side of the fence, our president provides refuge to geese and ducks and roosters – and the biggest, oldest pig I have ever seen. Most recently, […]

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Rescue • Tags: Alpaca birth, Animal Rescue, baby Alpaca, Chocolate Lab puppies, Nature Photography

Chperwerksek: “I remember”

August 27, 2017 by Ogee

We made our way back to Klamath, CA again this year. It has been a lifelong annual trek for my husband who is from the Yurok tribe. He spent his summers there as a boy and teen at their family run, “Dad’s Camp” – a long span of beach where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean. Dad’s Camp was acclaimed up and down the coast for the huge runs of chinook salmon – and his grandmother’s famous blackberry pies. […]

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: California Redwoods, Chinook Salmon Fishing, Dad's Camp Klamath, Klamath CA, Pelicans, Seals catching salmon