Sunday, January 16, 2022

Plant Story--Eucalyptus in Northern California, Eucalyptus globulus

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  Operator: "911. What is your emergency?" Man: "I need an ambulance; a guy here is hurt." Operator: "What is your ...
Sunday, January 9, 2022

A Glimpse of Phoenix, Arizona

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My husband and I traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, in early December; the goal to get away for a few days. Mostly we went to museums and ate out...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

Plant Story: Poinsettia Update

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This December, it was easy to encounter posts pointing out that Poinsett, from whom poinsettias take their name, was a racist. Consequently,...
Sunday, December 26, 2021

Plant Story--Linaria vulgaris, Butter-and-eggs, Yellow Toadflax

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I grew up calling it butter-and-eggs, a pretty little plant in the meadows of New York and Ohio.  butter-and-eggs, Linaria vulgaris , yello...
Sunday, December 19, 2021

Our Built Environment

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We see the world around us, but we can't see what it was. Visiting San Francisco in November, the National Park Presidio was full of inf...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

Plant Story--Shrubby Cinquefoil, Dasiphora fruticosa

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The cinquefoils are easily recognized and found all around the world. There are about 400 species of cinquefoil, genus Potentilla (rose fami...
Sunday, December 5, 2021

Flowers in San Francisco

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It was November and San Franisco's flowers were blooming! California poppies, Eschscholzia californica , in a San Francisco lawn
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