When Birds Warn You – Believe Them!
It’s an early June morning and I’m strolling down a forest path. The sweet fragrance of California Bay Laurel is already wafting through the trees. It promises to be … Continue Reading →
Category: Nature
Plants, Animals, Geology, Natural History
Holometabolism – Transforming from one animal to another! (Video)
Certain aspects of nature are miraculous. And more often than not, we are too preoccupied with our daily lives to notice. For example, there are some creatures who live … Continue Reading →
Wandering Tarantula
English poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson, in his 1842 poem Locksly Hall, wrote: In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. – Alfred Lord … Continue Reading →
Autumn is Here!
I seek comfort in the woods after a long workweek. Strolling through the forest in the early morning light, just two hours after sunrise, I wonder at the temperate … Continue Reading →
Gopher in the Side Pocket
It’s a great morning for a hike! As I strike out along the wide dirt trail, the May sun floods the hillside with the early morning light. I plan … Continue Reading →
Animal Cannibal!
If you invest enough time in nature, you see some miraculous things. You catch surprise glimpses into an extraordinary secret world. Whenever nature shows me something amazing, it’s because … Continue Reading →
The Rattlesnake and the Infant
I want to share a recent snake encounter. The Crown of the Santa Cruz Mountains My friends and I gaze outward from our lofty perch. We’re standing on … Continue Reading →
Comedy in Nature (Video-Humor)
We can all use a good laugh. So I want to take a break from our “serious” articles on nature and bushcraft to highlight the winners of the Comedy … Continue Reading →
It’s The Little Things
At the start of the summer, I went for a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains. These peaks form a ridge between the Pacific Ocean and California’s Silicon Valley. … Continue Reading →
Deer Are So Much Fawn!
It’s early morning and I’m at Rancho Canada del Oro, in the foothills of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains. The cloudless sky promises a hot June day. I gaze … Continue Reading →