Archives for “Flora”
I live along the California coast where the weather is unusually mild. We broil when the temperature reaches 80 degrees, a rarity, and we drag out the woolies in the low fifties. Therefore, witnessing the change of seasons is always a true treat. A year ago, my husband and I took a historical tour of [...]
I had the opportunity to spend a few quiet days at a writer friend’s ranch established in 1895 here in the Texas Panhandle. We began the day drinking coffee and watching the sunrise from the back porch and ended each day sitting on the front porch taking in the fantastic sunsets. We’ve had a lot [...]
It’s always a delight to share my garden photos! Spring has come early to the Midwest. Trees and perennials are already flowering. My bleeding heart, which is on the north side of the house beside ferns that have been moved from yard to yard since I got them from my grandfather thirty years ago, is [...]
My new book Dawn Comes Early takes place in Arizona Territory. When Kate Tenney first arrives she hates the dry, barren land, but nothing is what it seems at first glance. Beauty—whether we’re talking about the desert or people—often reveals itself slowly and only when we look for it. Today, I want to take you on [...]
It’s been a dry winter here in Southern California. Many areas normally covered in lush carpets of our state flower, the Golden Poppy, are still waiting for seeds to germinate. Two recent big storms have, finally, helped things along, and small patches are starting to bloom. At the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, its rolling hills [...]
Nothing steals my breath more than a field covered with Texas Bluebonnets. It’s simply too gorgeous for words. Each spring folks load into cars and tour buses to see the bluebonnets just like the people in the northeastern states take tours to view the spectacular fall foliage But although I’ve lived in Texas most [...]
