Latest Episodes

Proboscidea Perfume
Petey smells a wonderful odor while driving down the highway to work. “Devil’s Claw!” he shouts and decides he will be late for work....

Muggy Land of Wild Portulaca
Petey is enticed into the hills to look at plants and there is much excitement. Petey is easy. Summer rains bring our cool native...

A Dramatic Garden
Petey is having insect issues in the garden and gets pretty worked up. Let’s listen. Vegetable gardens are very rewarding, but always challenging. At...

Toads galore and a hognose too
Petey just loves reptiles and amphibians! Let’s listen. The summer rainy season brings out all sorts of critters and life is good at our...

A Visiting Fella
Petey will never be a learned fellow, but he’s a pretty nice fella. Tufted evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is beautiful wildflower of the uplands. ...

Covered in unknown insects
On cloudy mornings Petey likes to trot across the grassland. Or is that the lala land? Cloudy monsoon mornings are wonderful and there is...