Hashi

not worms

Published on November 4, 2025November 3, 2025 by HashiLeave a comment

I cut open a butternut squash and discovered a garden.

i see faces

Published on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025 by Hashi1 Comment

Allison had just finished telling a story about a comedy show featuring vegaliens, when I noticed some oak tree bark doing a good imitation of a vegetative alien.

Rhus ovata

Published on November 2, 2025November 1, 2025 by HashiLeave a comment

Spizella passerina

Published on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by HashiLeave a comment

A new-to-me bird … they are not rare, but I apparently haven’t been observant enough to notice one before today.

red berries

Published on October 31, 2025October 30, 2025 by HashiLeave a comment

It’s red berry season in this part of the world, and our yard boasts three different shrubs bearing this cheerful fruit. None of them are native; in fact both cotoneaster and firethorn are considered invasive in California. I’d like to replace them both with our lovely endemic toyon.