Way back on August 30, in “Garden Treasures,” I wrote about chasing a Southern California alligator lizard around the yard and how my husband, Leonel, and I “performed” a great comedy act for the neighbors. Well, we simply cannot resist the “chase the lizard urges” that come upon us when we find one of these [...]
Today’s air wafts the softness of the after-rain. The world is washed clean and every parched plant and tree has been replenished with streams of quenching water. While the tomatillo, tomato, and squash plants are a little worse for wear in their shaggy autumn wardrobes, the Swiss chard has taken on a new life. Even [...]
The door bursts open and the shouting begins—bring the camera, hurry, hurry! Saying, I’ll call you back, I drop the phone to the computer table and rush for my favorite visual recorder. I walk out the open front door into the blazing hot sun and find Leonel standing on the dry patch of short weeds [...]
