The Laguna de Santa Rosa is the second largest freshwater marsh in northern California. Called the “river that flows both ways,” during heavy rains, the Laguna flows south carrying floodwaters away from the Russian River, reducing its flood levels. After rains subside and Pacific Ocean tides fall, the Laguna reverses its flow, returning the floodwater [...]

Our local natural flood plain ~ The Laguna de Santa Rosa ~ part of the Russian River watershed is world renown, so I learned yesterday from a local creeks management employee. A valuable wetlands ecosystem, the Laguna serves to catch excess water from back-to-back seasonal rainstorms that drench Sonoma county every few winters, usually in [...]

AUTUMN is harvest time. Sunlight slants lower in the sky, nights lengthen and chill, prompting my little cat Jaeci to ask to sit in my lap all day long. Summer fruits disappear from the farmers market, while fall fruits & vegetables take center stage ~ fat maroon figs; juicy grapes of all varieties; rainbow-hued tomatoes [...]