Under the Solano Sun

My wife and I just returned from a summer drive of 4,500 miles, I might add to and around western Canada. We usually go much farther afield like Borneo and then it is all too obvious how great the differences are from home.

Many years ago, Esther Blanco, Mary Gabbard and I did a short presentation for our Master Gardener class on Ginkgo trees. Here is some of what I remember: Buy male trees. Female trees produce fruit, that while edible in a tiny amount, is toxic in minimally larger amounts, and it truly stinks.

The Itsy-Bitsy Pumpkin (to the tune of Itsy-Bitsy Spider) The itsy-bitsy pumpkin was lonely in the store. All her bigger friends had rolled right out the door. Along came a kind heart Who took the baby home.

My front yard is dominated by a very old California Pepper Tree, Schinus molle, often called the Peruvian Pepper Tree as it is not native to California, but rather, native to the southern Andes mountains from Peru south to Bolivia also Chile and Argentina.

Blue October Skies; Harvest Moon Halloween; a Time Kids Pretend Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts Appear...