


Copper and Emerald
One morning in the spring of 2003, a wild hummingbird let me pet its head…

Borderland
Every so often, a chance encounter will remind me how little I know about my home…

Neighbor Roost
Some crows moved into the juniper near my building, and for the past few weeks their celebrations and squabbles…

Local Summer
September has returned, and although the sun still blazes down on San Diego’s coast with its usual late summer ferocity…

Birdy Dancing
If you ever find yourself hunched over social media, surveying the wreckage of your friends’ marriages…