Birds squared “Five days out of the last seven I’ve been on ten-mile hikes. I’ve been birding in really remote parts of the county. What people for this project do is adopt a square. They’re …
Lark Holden at Kate Sessions statue, Balboa Park. Sessions “hated” grass, says Holden. “She thought it was a terrible waste of water. She really liked ice plant."
Posted August 5, 2004
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