Jim and I have been helping survey blue and humpback whales off the central coast of California. Being out on the open ocean in our sailboat—in 4 to 8 foot swells—has been demanding, but exhilarating.

I produced this video tour of our cohousing community when the live tour for the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water county garden tour was cancelled due to the pandemic. The video provides a lively introduction to sustainable gardening and our wonderful neighbors.

These hyper-active social birds (Psaltriparus minimus) eat insects, including aphids, and weigh about as much as …

Why are they called waxwings?” a neighbor whispered after I flagged him down and waved him in for his first view of Cedar Waxwings.

Reading and video …

A gecko’s sharp clicks whisk me back to Mexico, where I am not. I am in Belize, where a caressing breeze blows and the sea washes Caribbean sand.  

I was on deck testing some settings on my camera in a light rain, when a squabble between these two caught my attention.