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Rainbow (chard) no unicorns
I am extraordinarily proud of this bunch of rainbow chard. The plants, from an early October in situ sowing, survived the leaf eating...
kaydee777
Mar 12 min read
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Pu’uhonua: place of safety
In a recent post I mentioned the Hawaiian concept of a place of refuge, safety and sanctuary: a pu’uhonua. The walled back garden, which...
kaydee777
Feb 263 min read
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Light on the Garden of Earthly Delights
Mornings recently have been suffused with fiery luminosity and everywhere there are signs that the plants, who feast on light, are...
kaydee777
Feb 232 min read
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En plein air with the Ancient Ones
On a recent wandering Wednesday of wonder where I have been attempting to deliberately and consciously explore various public lands in my...
kaydee777
Feb 214 min read
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Paying respects to Tutu Pele in the Valley of Fires
Just two hours from the shala, by road, is the Carrizozo MalpaÃs , a spectacular landscape of black pahoehoe lava, believed to be among...
kaydee777
Feb 114 min read
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Days of miracles and wonder
Midweek this week the Red Pony and I took to the road to explore some of the public lands in the area. Though I’ve been to them all...
kaydee777
Feb 84 min read
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Anthem: a theatre of the absurd interlude*
The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what has passed away Or what is yet to be Ah, the...
kaydee777
Feb 52 min read
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Welcoming a new season
Lunar New Year is a spring festival in the northern hemisphere. What better way to celebrate than to launch a swarm, a flight, a cluster,...
kaydee777
Jan 282 min read
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Blue Millionaire
[ trigger warning: this post might contain cultural commentary. Then again it might not. Define culture. Define commentary.] What does...
kaydee777
Jan 243 min read
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We need to talk about the weather
No need for a crystal ball to predict that there will be avian unhappiness today. The birds, including bossy Curve Billed Thrasher, are...
kaydee777
Jan 212 min read
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Dragonflies and bluebird skies
The early morning sun cast long shadows, the sky was wraparound cloudless bluebird blue and temperatures hung below freezing as I set out...
kaydee777
Jan 193 min read
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No shovel required
Finally: snow! For two days this week we woke to an usually overcast world and bittterly cold, subzero temperatures. Turtleback mountain...
kaydee777
Jan 121 min read
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A walk in the park
With snow in the forecast for the first time in a very long time, I take an afternoon walk in nearby Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The...
kaydee777
Jan 92 min read
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Flying snakes
After the carving And printing The lunar Year of the Earth Snake (begins with new moon - 29 January) four colour hand printed cards are...
kaydee777
Jan 61 min read
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And on the third day she took a hike
Well actually it was just a very little walk in the woods. There’s a tradition where I live to do a First Day Hike across the over 110...
kaydee777
Jan 44 min read
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Take a cup of kindness
To ensure good luck or prosperity or because I can, my first meal of 2025 is homegrown black eyed peas (cowpeas/ Vigna ungulata to me)...
kaydee777
Jan 23 min read
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Hanging on
On a recent wander in the nearby Black Range, I spotted a cave that looked, from my vantage point, like a Paleolithic cave art eland or...
kaydee777
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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Cold moon
Nights have been bright and early mornings below freezing recently while the winter moon swells and wanes. Trees become Japanese...
kaydee777
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Spiraling toward solstice
It’s that time of year again when nighttime temperatures plummet and my household minions mutiny. Both the hot water heater and the heat...
kaydee777
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Winter green. And yellow. And red.
Every time I go out to harvest a bunch of peppery arugula and mizuna greens I find the Indie-folk group, The East Pointer’s 2019 song,...
kaydee777
Nov 29, 20243 min read
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