NOMAD DREAMING

Saturday brunch: quinoa, oats, bean and corn veggie cakes, avocado and fresh ground black pepper. Food of the gods. Vegan. Gluten free. ...

Neighbours up the road have gone all in for Halloween yard decor. I happened to pass just at sunset on an evening walk.

A few weeks ago a big pile of horse manure arrived in my driveway. Finally! after a year of searching for horse farms prepared to share...

A sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) offered up a flower today revealing its Morning Glory family. Apparently I’m not meant to let them...

Madame Moonflower offers her seed for continuity. This is the first time I have ever had success with Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii). I...

Saturday not-going-to-coffee-shop treat: vegan, gluten free date slices. While my genetic heritage is complex, reflecting many ancestral...

Lab Lab (Lablab purpureus) - often known as Hyacinth Bean or Dolichos bean - is regarded as poisonous in the USA, yet widely eaten in...

Another lovely mystery melon, more peppers for mash, okra, green beans, Lima beans and the first of the yellow Arikara drying beans.

My first ever batch of pepper mash was set to ferment this week. After about two weeks fermentation, this could become the base...

Sunday breakfast in the Chihuahuan desert. Chilled oh so sweet watermelon. Definitely saving seed from this baby. #6thavenueshala...

Today’s postcard from the universe, unearthed while digging for a new planting space along the back north east boundary. Bottom half of a...

Mesquite and the moon Harvesting under her silvery light in the dawn garden world. I believe this is a first for me: harvesting by the...

Cat of the day hanging out in the Seminole pumpkin patch. #6thavenueshala

What’s on the table? Today’s morning haul from the living pantry included okra, Japanese eggplant, Thai Basil, a selection of hot peppers...

Dancing with the stars: first quarter moon or Hawaiian moon ‘ole kū lua, Jupiter Ho’omanalo (closest) and Saturn Makulu. It’s always...

On the eve of Autumn equinox, the Rio Grande Cottonwood in the back NW corner is flaring small patches of brilliant yellow. This tree is...

And good morning to you too. A grey eyed , spotted, striped, patched beauty inhabits my kitchen view garden this morning. Note to self:...

We went to bed together: waxing crescent hanging huge and yellow on western horizon just after sunset. This night is pregnant : promising...

“For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart, and the only worthwhile challenge is to...

Sometimes I remind myself why I live where I do. #touristinmyowntown #staycation. #enchantment