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So I’ve been taking pictures and observing dragonflies at my pond. I think I have identified the majority of them Large all blue — Blue-eyed Darner aeschna multicolor Large all green — Green Darner (Anax junius) or imperator Dark Dark … Continue reading →

What the heck is wrong with the friends of the Madrona Marsh in Torrance California. They are so proud that … Quotes on The Friends of Madrona Marsh (FOMM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring the Madrona … Continue reading →

So I’m wandering around in my garden looking at all the native plants that produce little seeds that the birds eat and I went from there to ruminating about how my neighbors all feed the birds, and buy bird seed … Continue reading →

Friends Just like old growth forests, the original California wetlands had environments that were incredibly and unbelievably complex. It should not take a PhD microbiologist to understand that they had intricate associations that we have no clue about and simply … Continue reading →

http://www.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct3=MAA4CkgCUABgAWoCdXPYAQE&usg=AFQjCNEgM-Pd-tdpCi9qPzIgcRLtbDuqkA&rt=HOMEPAGE&url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/may/09/baby-bald-eagle-hatches-in-ramona-grasslands/&ei=492OUZjCEcmsiAL0_AE Cool! A little bit of information about what bald eagles would eat in a grassland environment. http://www.rma.army.mil/refuge/wildrma.html : end by voice recognition on bob’s droid. Sorry for the Weird capitalization. Website http://www.puravidaaquatic.com/ Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

Maybe I should call my place Three Rabbit Estates :-) Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

I must have thousands of ladybugs. They’re all over the stinging nettle down in the orchard. They are also all over one of my aquatic plants in constructed wetland. 1 picture is a mustard plant with 4 on it. 2 … Continue reading →

I have found two more CA native plants that work in the first section of the wetland. The section with the highest amount of soap coming in. Creeping water Primrose and mares tail. Yes! Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

One of my trees an Asian pear looked terrible this spring. There were bugs and aphids and little scale insects all over it. The new growth was shriveled and blackened. I transferred a couple of ladybugs and ladybug larvae to … Continue reading →

So I’m reading on a permaculture site ( you know, that permies site that is supposed to be so big) about people — I should say children– who want to kill everything they A) don’t like. B) Are afraid of … Continue reading →