Katherine Ward
@katheward.bsky.social
•desert archaeologist, semi-retired •anthropology adjunct prof
•environment and climate•affordable sustainable•language and evolution •(paleo)ethnobotany•rainshadow farm🌿
•environment and climate•affordable sustainable•language and evolution •(paleo)ethnobotany•rainshadow farm🌿
It's looking and feeling like winter here. One storm has passed, another one on its way.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It's looking and feeling like winter here. One storm has passed, another one on its way.
Another Mojave moonrise. Full moon tonight I think.
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Another Mojave moonrise. Full moon tonight I think.
I'm not very deep
September 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I'm not very deep
On #WorldSnakeDay here's a beautiful and very sturdy, well-fed gopher snake in my Mojave Desert backyard.
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
On #WorldSnakeDay here's a beautiful and very sturdy, well-fed gopher snake in my Mojave Desert backyard.
Little mama hummingbird rocking in the high desert wind in her nest.
July 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Little mama hummingbird rocking in the high desert wind in her nest.
Front to back: Mojave rabbitbrush (it's everywhere), some kind of riotously blooming peppermint, and cattails.
July 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Front to back: Mojave rabbitbrush (it's everywhere), some kind of riotously blooming peppermint, and cattails.
Lots of peppermint of some kind. Probably escaped from herb patches I used to grow (and may begin again soon)
July 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Lots of peppermint of some kind. Probably escaped from herb patches I used to grow (and may begin again soon)
5 years ago I discovered our gray water runoff had facilitated the growth of a mini-marsh in the southern Mojave Desert. This year it's still growing. It's a bit smaller, we had some drought years and very warm, dry summers. I'm hoping it will sustain as long as I have some graywater out there.
July 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
5 years ago I discovered our gray water runoff had facilitated the growth of a mini-marsh in the southern Mojave Desert. This year it's still growing. It's a bit smaller, we had some drought years and very warm, dry summers. I'm hoping it will sustain as long as I have some graywater out there.
The Joshua Tree in front is very old. It has suffered a lot of damage from drought and wind.
May 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The Joshua Tree in front is very old. It has suffered a lot of damage from drought and wind.
Got a short raven video for you. Hope you're feeling better!
May 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Got a short raven video for you. Hope you're feeling better!
Where I was on Mother's Day. It was HOT. Now in southern California, we've got cool and possibly stormy weather coming back. It won't last but I'm enjoying the cool down while it's here.
May 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Where I was on Mother's Day. It was HOT. Now in southern California, we've got cool and possibly stormy weather coming back. It won't last but I'm enjoying the cool down while it's here.
I hope I come across the real him instead of the AI him!
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I hope I come across the real him instead of the AI him!
Neon sunset out here
February 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Neon sunset out here
If you see this, quote with a bridge from your gallery.
January 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If you see this, quote with a bridge from your gallery.
These people are horrible but really California is helping feed (literally and not so literally) the poorer states...
January 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
These people are horrible but really California is helping feed (literally and not so literally) the poorer states...
Looking like winter in the southwestern Mojave.
December 4, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Looking like winter in the southwestern Mojave.
When they say, "be careful what you wish for." The temperature has dropped 30 degrees and something is blowing in, over the mountains. We're hoping for some rain.
October 29, 2024 at 1:24 AM
When they say, "be careful what you wish for." The temperature has dropped 30 degrees and something is blowing in, over the mountains. We're hoping for some rain.
Looking at the sky, seems like a weather change is on the way. Again!
October 28, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Looking at the sky, seems like a weather change is on the way. Again!
A Mojave Desert sunset for you
October 25, 2024 at 3:01 AM
A Mojave Desert sunset for you
A view of the Bridge Fire from my house in the western Mojave Desert. It's maybe 10 miles from Wrightwood.
September 15, 2024 at 8:06 AM
A view of the Bridge Fire from my house in the western Mojave Desert. It's maybe 10 miles from Wrightwood.
I did. It's a really good outline of the stated goals of Project 2025. Some of this and more from the awful Heritage Foundation.
July 6, 2024 at 7:32 AM
I did. It's a really good outline of the stated goals of Project 2025. Some of this and more from the awful Heritage Foundation.
Happy Solstice to you Brooke from the Mojave!
June 21, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Happy Solstice to you Brooke from the Mojave!