how to:

-create wilderness in a wilderness desert.
-stay sane in suburbia.
-you get the gist of what i am doing here.

(in photos.)
well, i know that might sound all frou-frou and high-horsey, and i am certainly no expert on wilderness sanctuaries, but i am trying to make one. ;p

use the power of the sun. teach your children how to do this.

plant. early spring.

compost. this is how you create earth. invite insects, arachnids, worms, birds... RECYCLE.

work all of these simple things into your children's lives.

take pictures with grandma and grandpa :)

find any open space. gravitate around it, like the pheasants and hares.

walk. pick up trash,

water plants

play. (thanks to hailey for this sweet teepee.)

play with people of all ages.

don't mow, spray, or over-water. squashes will grow all by themselves.

kumquats. 

our back yard is full of bird song because we have water for them. and rice. :)

see how wonderfully the plants take over the bed? (see above for "before.") pumpkins (big ones) tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon.

spiders come (charlottes.) the yard is filled with great webs. i feel confident in saying we have the wildest yard in the 'hood. :) full of all sorts of life.

get artistic. ;) and draw your family

love.

abundantly. (five months old: cooing, squealing, flapping, grabbing.... it was amazing watching him find his hands,. awareness! the world becomes a little less blurry every day, he is masterful. he rolls as well. who knows how long our "bed" situation will remain the same.)

naps on the couch. so sweet. and dangerous.

finding the beauty of native roseville

and staying cool. i am unsure about this water. there are a lot of hobo's in roseville. i'm pretty sure dry creek is their main toilet. better than the mall, right? ;)

nightshade relative?

 wow. this was pretty incoherent. and jimmy crack corn.

one of these days i will write an insightful story of one's transition from a simple, woodsy existence to a consumptive, conforming society plus marriage plus extra baby...one of these days. (maybe that's what i'm doing already...)

LOVE.