Crotalaria pumila or Rattle Box is a sweet little legume found out in the grassland and up slope as well. The family Leguminosae may be Fabaceae now or maybe it is the other way around, but one thing is for sure: at night Kangaroo Rats use the pods of rattle box to shake out rhythms as they swirl beautiful patterns in dust with their long tails . It’s true.
I love the two large walnut trees found along our drive and how they always seem to sport a bird or two perching near...
Okay, I’m being a little snooty by making fun of the cook who thinks there are male and female eggplants and actually I had...
Surely I’m not the only person who sits around reading field guides by a warm wood stove. And our field guides do end up...
