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Forest Man: A film about how one person CAN make a difference
The year 2015 is designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as the International Year of Soils, with the aim to increase awareness and understanding of the...
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Yellow Starthistle: Invasive plants and the Earth-Friendly Chroniclers’...
Sometimes, it is hard to know what plants are native to the area. If you see it everywhere, for as long as you can remember, it must be native, right? Field of yellow starthistle – Photo via...
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From waves to a single California poppy for the WPC: Forces of Nature
My entry for this week’s Weekly WordPress Photo Challenge theme, Forces of Nature… I took the above photograph after learning about “scale” in an earlier challenge. I think including the silhouette of...
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The Iceplant Invasion: Post for the Earth-Friendly Chroniclers’ #9
Iceplants (Carpobrotus edulis) are also called “sea fig” or “hottentot fig” and the second plant I’m learning about, and featuring for the Earth-Friendly Chroniclers’ Challenge #9. The focus for...
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The Iceberg in Monterey County’s field of greens
Head of Iceberg lettuce growing in the field A few months after immigrating to the U.S. with my mother and younger sister, I had my first job — and it included cutting into plenty of iceberg lettuce...
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Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is everywhere – post for Earth-friendly...
It is easy mistake the poison hemlock plant (Conium maculatum) with another plant called “Queen Anne’s lace” (Daucus carota – and also called wild carrot). Poison hemlock and Queen Anne’s lace belong...
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Holding hands on the way to a nature park
I love this picture of my first-born grandson, Jun, holding the hands of my sisters. It is very sweet, and I can’t believe how tiny he was, and how big he is now. We were on the way to a nature park…...
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Purple flowers for Cee’s Photo Challenge — and they are invasive in this part...
I’ve seen this plant with beautiful, spiky purple flowers growing around Monterey Bay for many years. I took photos a few months ago when they were in full bloom. The flower photo above is from a...
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Philippines – A Marine Biodiversity Hotspot (Post for Earth-Friendly...
When my daughter was little, one of her favorite places to visit was the California Academy of Sciences, located within San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. We spent a lot time looking at exhibits there,...
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Should you buy those seashells sold by the seashore? On beach walks,...
I love seashells. I am a collector of little shells and interesting objects I find while walking on the beach. While some beaches are known for their variety of seashells and for beach combing (like...
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