Entries by Ruth

The Facts of the Bracts

May 27, 2025 The Facts on the Bracts I don’t even own a copy of Hitchcock’s Flora of the Pacific Northwest. (Different Hitchcock but just as scary.) However, now and then I dive down the rabbit hole, determined to figure out the species of a native plant. I scooped this lovely plant (see photo) out […]

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Plant-based Resistance

April 29, 2025 A friend said to me, “I am not doing anything for the resistance.” But, when I think of what they spend time and energy on, I think they are! After all, these days it doesn’t take much to be rebellious. What plant-based activities might demonstrate resistance? Which ones might be interpreted as […]