Memory, they say, is particularly tied to our sense of smell. If that is so, the fragrance of coastal sage scrub carries me back to my...

Questing for a spark of inspiration, I pore over some of my old tomes on art photography. A favorite among these is the landscape work...

What is an invasive species? Exotic plants have been brought to the California floristic province for hundreds of years. Some of them...

The work begins with a vision – a paean to a feeling which only occurs in the presence of the greater world: the complete world, the...

Last night I awoke in the middle of the night with a vision. I dreamt that I was going surfing, alone. I went down to the water, where...

Spring calls for exploration, searching out connections to our varied and beautiful landscape. On a warm and cloudy weekend in...

Anadromous (from Greek roots, meaning "running upward") is the term used to describe fish which spawn in freshwater streams before and...

The Red-Winged Blackbird With the beginning of spring, I am drawn to the watery songs of the red-winged blackbirds perching among the...