18 days ago by Brooke

Kevin and I are always looking for ways to eat more healthfully, so we recently became members in a CSA called Desert Roots Farm ( http://www.desertrootsfarm.com). CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture—members own “shares” in seasonal crops and receive produce direct from the farmer. Now, e ...

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32 days ago by Brooke

It was heart retching to see a baby so emaciated! I happened into the garage and, glancing down, discovered a hatchling Western banded gecko (scientifically named Colenyx variegatus) stuck in an empty dog bowl and nearly dead from starvation. Like other lizards, a banded gecko absorbs the last of th ...

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32 days ago by Brooke

It was heart retching to see a sweet baby so emaciated! Last week I happened into the garage and, glancing down, discovered a hatchling Western Banded gecko (scientifically named Coleonyx variegatus) stuck in an empty dog bowl and nearly dead from starvation. Like other lizards, a banded gecko absor ...

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46 days ago by Brooke

Dad and Marie-Laure have lived on an epic arch of California hillside for coming on thirty years. Their charming little ranch house is filled with wonderful food, books and artwork. The sitting area is held between a baby grand piano and a hospitable hearth—both are perfect for warming chilled bones ...

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60 days ago by Brooke

“C’mon!” I call from up by the chicken coop, “Time for ‘the family parade!’” Ninety pounds of smiling dog muscle trots in my direction. Sweet gentle Meggie. With cheeks curled up at the corners and thick tail beating the air, she is ready to go. Moxie, her antithesis, two bold pounds of spotted Chih ...

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74 days ago by Brooke

my head in bat guano... hey, gotta get the shot You know me—I love bats! (You my recall my blog post on 2-6-09 , “Going Batty in the Rainforest”.) And loving bats as I do, I have always wanted to make a trip to Tucson to see the large colonies of migratory Mexican Free tail bats (scientifically Tada ...

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88 days ago by Brooke

Let’s join forces and clean up aquatic habitats! Ocean Conservancy will hold their 24th annual Coastal Clean Up on September 19th, 2009 . That’s a Saturday. And there are scheduled sites around the globe, including inland lakes and rivers, so even if you don’t live near the ocean, you can still do y ...

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115 days ago by elaine @ peace for the journey

“See to it that no one misses the grace of God…” (Hebrews 12:15). the Negev This morning, Spurgeon has me thinking about the Israelites' tribal progression through the wilderness and how this relates to my own progression through mine. I’m pretty sure I have some “Judahite” blood running through my ...

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