Saved this gorgeous western alligator lizard this morning from a murderous outdoor cat. It was cold, on its back, and sluggish (very vulnerable) when I scared the cat away. It seemed uninjured.

Backyard cultivated native elderberries decided summer is over! Yay!

Just voted🇺🇸

The Annie Cat has seasons. She only uses the wool bed during the cold season.

Lemongrass came back this year after dying back over winter (we also took cuttings over winter and one managed to take). So here’s homemade lemongrass ice cream topped with praline. 😋

Franciscan Assemblage. Mendocino NF. ❤️

Been a few years since we first wanted to mulch the backyard. Weather got nice so here we go with 10 cu yd of chips!

We made roasted hot pepper sauce recently. A mix of jalapeños, anaheims, serranos and yellow wax peppers (more orange red upon ripening)👌 Worth the wait growing and ripening peppers to red. 🌶

Coconut-Gochujang Glazed Chicken With Broccoli is pretty good. We added Gochugaru (Korean pepper flakes) for extra heat. Would recommend serving as a rice bowl though. It begged for a bowl.

Billions of almonds waiting to be hulled.