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Let’s all jump up and down now and scream and panic. Let’s panic and let CalFire have so much more power to tell homeowners to spray more Roundup and butcher more ecology. Like they told me. They told me to … Continue reading →

http://www.thewestsidestory.net/2014/07/09/14128/bird-population-decline-likely-due-controversial-pesticide/ “researchers noticed that in areas where surface-water concentrations is high and a certain neonicotinoid called imidacloprid is being sprayed, bird populations are dropping at about 3.5 percent a year.” Hmmmmmm it couldn’t be that they are neurotoxins Spread the … Continue reading →

Permaculture is about sustainability. And in my opinion cruel and unusual treatment of animals should not be sustainable. So I have recently become a vegetarian based on how poorly – carelessly – thoughtlessly – terribly – most food animals are … Continue reading →

I took these pictures the other day and ended up sending them to Miranda Kennedy, who is in charge of the Finch Frolic Garden Facebook web pages. https://m.facebook.com/pages/Finch-Frolic-Garden/251343911703713?_rdr She sent me the following wonderful response. > The fly is definitely … Continue reading →

I knew a variety of people that used fishing line over their pond in order to discourage predatory birds such as egrets and herons from snatching their fish. I was really ambivalent about the practice until yesterday, when I found … Continue reading →

The gopher snakes were dancing on my driveway last night. At least I think they were gopher snakes. Lets hope there was a little necking and even a little bit more. There are snake tracks, back and forth, side by … Continue reading →

This bill would bar nurseries from advertising their plants as “bee-friendly” if they were pre-treated with neonicotinoids. I’m still shaking my head. But at least Minnesota, which is where this legislation is in the process of being passed, is trying … Continue reading →

I don’t believe that living is a zero-sum game. I don’t believe that in order for humans to win, the animals have to lose. The snake was about 8 feet up a wisteria vine, it ended up snaking :-) all … Continue reading →

It is pretty pissed at me and would like to bite me, but I can deal with that. It didn’t die of poison. I took it up and let it go on the other side of the property in a … Continue reading →

Destroyed in about 5 minutes. I almost feel sorry for the little buggers. The rain we got softened the faces of the trenches to where they can dig. But only about 4 inches in so that it has to stay … Continue reading →