Category: wildlife

Big Predator Week in Sonoma

by Lisa | Feb 9, 2020 | the spread, wildlife | 0 |

Besides burning our property 360 degrees around, the big fires of 2017 seriously upset the...

Apocalypse Gopher

by Lisa | Apr 16, 2016 | artisans, wildlife | 6 |

I’ve been conditioned by years of watching Green Acres to expect the countryside to be full...

Operation Bird Brain

by Lisa | Apr 13, 2016 | wildlife | 5 |

Here around the Rancho, there isn’t much we won’t do for our wildlife. We keep all our...

Varmints and Critters and Such

by Lisa | Jan 29, 2015 | wildlife | 3 |

One of the wonderful things about our land in Sonoma is that it’s just alive with animals....

Critter Surveillance Cam

by Lisa | Dec 29, 2014 | technology and stuff, wildlife | 3 |

Why the Hell didn’t we do this sooner? For years we’ve been talking about how our little man-made...

A Blogged Grab Bag

by Lisa | Nov 10, 2014 | travel, wildlife | 5 |

My preferred format for blogging is the essay. Which means I usually try to find a topic and more...

All Aboard for CritterTown

by Lisa | Oct 16, 2014 | Sonoma, wildlife | 5 |

Apparently, I’m not very good at keeping readers up to speed on how our various Sonoma...

Meet Catfish!

by Lisa | Jun 15, 2014 | Sonoma, wildlife | 5 |

Last month we started a contest to name the newest denizen of Two Terrier Vineyards. It’s...

The Name Game

by Lisa | May 27, 2014 | Sonoma, wildlife | 17 |

Anyone who has been following along at Left Coast Cowboys knows we have a harsh policy on invasive...

Operation Condor

by Lisa | Mar 21, 2014 | Hiking, travel, wildlife | 6 |

I’ve had pretty good success with my local San Jose Meetup.com hiking group. It’s...

The Moisture Report

by Lisa | Feb 23, 2014 | Sonoma, the spread, wildlife | 8 |

Last month, I told you about the effects of our 13 month drought, the longest driest year...

After the Wood Rat

by Lisa | Nov 10, 2013 | dogs, Sonoma, wildlife | 8 |

Since we have a lot of woods up here in Sonoma, we have a lot of wood rats. Specifically Dusky...

About This Blog

A Yank. A Brit. Two Terriers. A Vineyard. And a Dream.

Being the true-life adventures of two city kids and two spoiled terriers as they transition to a life of winemaking and organic farming in Sonoma. You know Green Acres? It’s like that.

For applause and kudos, I’d prefer you leave a comment on a post. But if you are shy, contact me at lisa [at] leftcoastcowboys.com

Things About Me

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There are reasons I’m not famous.

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I have the world's largest Christmas music collection.

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I'm an unashamed Donny Osmond fan.

I get wildlife drunk.

My terriers have famous friends.

I've got a tiny RV