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I really am glad that I’m not spraying toxins all over the place not only for myself but for the little critters as well. This little thing doesn’t really hurt anything. Especially since my seedlings are now unreachable in the … Continue reading →

Western spadefoot toad tadpoles. He he he he. I’m not sure where the eggs were laid. When I saw the toads it was before I put in the seedling flotation system. SFS ?? But the tadpoles sure do like hanging … Continue reading →

The reason that they are called chorus frogs is that they have all different tones of “voices”. Some high some low, even though they are all the same species.  They are also able to change their color.  If you look … Continue reading →

They fly so effortlessly. This is 1 of 2 that were floating around overhead. If we kill or poison all their food they can’t survive. So I was talking to someone the other day and laughing that I had got … Continue reading →

Unless the gophers take up snorkeling or scuba diving. My seedlings are also mouse proof, snail proof, earwig proof and as far as I know anything that will eat them proof — knock on wood. I put an air bladder … Continue reading →

Well it looks like I’m going to be speaking from 10 to 11 on the first day, Saturday, March 9. Anyone who enjoys reading this blog and/or looking at the constructed wetland information on my website will thoroughly enjoy this … Continue reading →

Sometime on March 9th or 10th at a beautiful location: Sky Mountain Institute and the Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association — in Escondido CA. I am going to give a brief talk on ponds, how pesticides breakdown in our environment, and … Continue reading →

Gophers on their side of the “moat”     Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

I found this little guy yesterday. Not as familiar with salamanders as I am with snakes. Looking it up on the web produced…. http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/b.nigriventris.html an excellent web page that shows many of the difference between very similar species. I forgot … Continue reading →

There are now 2 pairs of Western spadefoot toad swimming around the pond0. I have never seen them in the constructed wetland. I assume because they cannot climb in. The pond is level with the ground. So the wetland is … Continue reading →