An Absence of Deer

An Absence of Deer

by | Dec 4, 2014 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Wildlife

I’ve written a number of posts over the years of about our frustrations with trying to grow fruit trees, and vegetables, under tremendous deer pressure. I never expected to write a post about a paucity of deer on the farm. Usually we’re posting about deer that have...
California Giant Salamander

California Giant Salamander

by | Jul 10, 2014 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Wildlife

This morning was perhaps as near to perfect ‘salamander weather’ as one could hope to find mid-summer here along the coast. The coastal marine layer was so thick early this morning, there was actually some measurable precipitation. Not really enough to call it rain,...
Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus)

Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus)

by | Dec 30, 2013 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Fungi

Our Mushroom Monday posts have been scant for the last year, and with good reason. In the midst of a drought, with no rain forecast through at least the end of the first week of January, 2013 has now been officially ruled as the driest year on record in the San...
The Writing Spiders Return

The Writing Spiders Return

by | Sep 18, 2013 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Wildlife

I realize that I’ve posted about writing spiders before, so for more information about their feeding habits, and web construction, you can see the previous post here. However, this morning I encountered not one, but TWO species of Argiope spiders, suspended in their...