A simple hike in nearby hills makes Petey pretty happy. Let’s listen.
Though other insects (garden varmints!) are mentioned, the star of this show is a type of stink bug called the harlequin bug or Murgantia...
I do love the fall and winter smell of moist old leaves and grasses. It always sparks a memory of my childhood in moist...
I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson....