Category Archives: Nature and Wildlife

2011 Bernal Hill Blackberry Crop a Sorry Sight

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

For months we’ve been hungrily eyeing that prodigious patch of blackberry bushes near the parking lot at the entrance of Bernal Hill Park. After all, what says “It’s summer on Bernal Hill” more than picking and munching your own blackberries … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Food and Drink, Nature and Wildlife, Plants and Gardening | 10 Comments

Photos of Finches (and That Mysterious Giant Shrub)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

I love this photo, which was taken by Ed Brownson and submitted via (hint! hint! hint!) the Bernalwood Flickr group. The birds are house finches, the place was Bernal Hill, the date was August 11, and the weather was — surprise! … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature and Wildlife, Photography, Plants and Gardening, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Bougainvillea Explosion on Crescent and Folsom

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

No Photoshop retouching or color-enhancement here; This is a straight-from-the-camera photo of an intensely colorful Bougainvillea on Crescent Street that’s currently broadcasting to the entire neighborhood in intense, Technicolor purple. Strap on your sunglasses as we zoom in for a closer … Continue reading →

Posted in Found Things, Nature and Wildlife, Plants and Gardening | 3 Comments

Heroic Volunteers Tidy Up the Ugliest Spot In Bernal Heights

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Wow. Wow! WOW! If ever there was a story that epitomizes the spirit of Bernalwood (apart from our collective obsession with celebrity, glamour, and haute couture), it is this… As you may recall, last week Bernalwood published a post about … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Nature and Wildlife, People, Plants and Gardening | 10 Comments

Blackberry Alert!! Blackberry Alert!! Blackberry Alert!!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Fellow Bernalwoodians, we have our first Blackberry Alert of the season. Reader Leslie sent along this photo, which was taken at approximately 6:54 this morning. She reports the blackberries were spotted in a bramble alongside Folsom Street, at the foot … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink, Found Things, Nature and Wildlife | 3 Comments

What Is the Sound of a Tree Falling on Eugenia Street?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Koan: If a tree falls on Eugenia Street when all the neighbors are home, does it still make a sound? Answer: Absofrikkinlutely! Reader Danny sent us this dramatic tale of gravity-induced mayhem and neighborly solidarity that occurred last night, along … Continue reading →

Posted in Calamity, Nature and Wildlife | 7 Comments

Back 40 Feet’s “Everyday Sights in Bernal Heights”

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

There’s lots more goodness where this came from — and always great stuff — at the My Back 40 (Feet) blog, published by another one of your astute Bernal Heights neighbors. Most definitely worth a bookmark. PHOTOS: Chuck B

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There Is a Glamorous New Mini-Park on Bernal Hill

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Contrary to the way it may appear, that spiffy area of freshly landscaped land on the northeast corner of Bernal Hill (on Bernal Heights Boulevard between Carver and Bradford) is NOT part of the new house that sits right behind … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Design, Infrastructure, Nature and Wildlife | 10 Comments

SHOCKING!!! Freakish “Mossquatch” Discovered in Bernal!!!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

The BIA’s Agent Aaron has either discovered a classic example of the Bernalwood creative impulse, OR a mutant form of hybrid Bryophyta-Homo Sapien life that could earn him a National Enquirer cover story… if not a Nobel Prize. Aaron writes: … Continue reading →

Posted in Found Things, Nature and Wildlife, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Did This Man Steal Your Succulent?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Last week’s post about succulent theft prompted many Bernal residents to report that they too had been the victims of larcenous pruning. But who are the culprits? What kind of person steals plants from residential yards??? The guy shown above … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Nature and Wildlife | 41 Comments

Bernal Succulent Thief Really Sucks

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Keep an eye on your yards, everyone. A western slope resident reports that someone recently hacked off a number of the large succulents she had been lovingly tending in her front yard for the past five years. “This reminded me … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Nature and Wildlife | 28 Comments

Bernalwood Style: Floral-Decorated Wooden Post

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Martha Stewart would be so proud, because here in Bernalwood, it’s the attention to detail that makes each day a good thing. Reader Ed shared this photo of a wooden post up on the hill: Walking onto Bernal Hill from … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Transition Notice: Green Is Fading to Brown

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Don’t let the recent rains fool you: Winter is over and we’re in store for longer, drier days. There’s no more sure sign of this than Bernal Hill itself, which is slowly making its seasonal color migration from green to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Nature and Wildlife, Weather | 5 Comments