Fly catching
Our favorite fly-catcher was named for that skill. We are so glad she’s back! Though...
2019, Feb 01 — 1 minute read — 2 comments- Posts
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Garden champion
When I met this banded garden spider I wondered if, at over 1” body, it...
2018, Dec 19 — 1 minute readSnakes and sticks and skins
I have ophidiophobia or ophiophobia (fear of snakes). Not herpetophobia (fear of reptiles) since anything...
2018, Dec 17 — 2 minute read — 3 commentsCat competition
We think a white tail hawk is hunting in El Terreno! (Can you identify this...
2018, Dec 14 — 1 minute readGetting our Mexico bodies back
We crossed the border two weeks ago and we’re starting to get our Mexico bodies...
2018, Dec 12 — 2 minute readLife went on
We spent a month in the US visiting family and life went on in El...
2018, Dec 07 — 1 minute read — 4 commentsKittens vs. Lizards
I wish the kittens would leave the lizards alone - we like lizards! They eat...
2018, Nov 09 — 1 minute readLizard gallery
The brick walls are covered in crevice swifts, which are endlessly entertaining and lovely! And...
2018, Nov 06 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsSpider gallery
Fun fact/fiction: you’re never more than three feet from a spider. It’s true en El...
2018, Oct 29 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsGoing camping
Why go camping if you live in a van? I’ve wanted to pitch a tent...
2018, Oct 23 — 2 minute readWho is the cutest pest in the garden?
Turtle? Is it some form of ladybug (and therefore welcome) or some bad tortoise bug?...
2018, Aug 28 — 1 minute read — 6 commentsInfestation
For a couple months I’ve wondered why flies lay eggs in our clothes. We keep...
2018, Aug 17 — 3 minute read — 3 commentsGarden gallery
The three+ sisters gardens are working out well. We’re eating lots of beans and squash....
2018, Aug 13 — 2 minute readCut out the middle man!
Thankfully, Max is better (for now) and sleeping through the night! Poor old fella has...
2018, Aug 10 — 3 minute read — 4 commentsI sleep with six
For two days the kittens hid under the shed. For the next three days they...
2018, Jul 14 — 2 minute readMass murder
Whoever thinks organic farmers are touchy-feeling pacifists doesn’t know any. There’s a lot of killing...
2018, Jul 13 — 2 minute readPicadura escorpion
Here’s what I learned from my first scorpion sting: pre-emptive strikes have a place, even...
2018, Jun 26 — 2 minute read — 4 commentsVen, gatita y gatita
With mice and rat poop all around the van, someone breaking into our coffee and...
2018, Jun 23 — 2 minute read