Monthly Archives: June 2003

rio grande drying up

For the first time since the 1950’s the Rio Grande has gone dry. According to the Alpine Avalanche there are only p…

jimson weed

The dramatic purple-tinged trumpets of my Datura wrightii bloom only at night. They are big flowers that fill the air wi…

i’ll fly away

I have business in Birmingham, Alabama. I’ll be back here in a few days.

cinderella story

Are these guys eating your parsley like they are eating ours? It’s okay, they grow up to be black swallowtails. Ju…

the secret room

A Cadillac pulled over to the curb as I was tending the beds in the front garden. A man got out and walked over as his wife sat…