Orange County Nature Writing

A literary celebration of the natural beauty of this place

All photos by Thea Gavin unless otherwise credited. Web site  created by  Thea Gavin (who should perhaps stick to making compost).  ©2008 ocnaturewriting.com. Last update 8/24/08.

Text Box: A rattlesnake moves from grass / To grass across the path I am walking / Back to the head of the trail. . . . Text Box: The March after fire /whole hillsides blaze orange again . . .

The March After Fire
Text Box: Twenty months of sun days—/ the succulent battery loses/ its green charge . . .

The Coastal Sage Scrub Community Hangs On
Text Box: Species-wise, she was petite. /They called her the Little Black Bear. / Mated to Old White Face / by necessity: they were . . .

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POEMS & STORIES

Motion and Rest

By Brian Glaser

By Thea Gavin

By Thea Gavin

By Thea Gavin

Safely Named: Orange County's Passing Grizzly