Filmed on 1 March 2015; published on 4 March 2015; revised
- VIDEO BY ALICE
- SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
Dear Ones,
Some natural scenes at Sage Ranch on a rainy day: A darkling beetle, yerba santa, sandstone boulders, and blue sky. There is a Summary after the video …
VIDEO BY ALICE
SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
[Photo of the Simi Hills in the foreground and the Santa Susana Mountains in the background, with cloud cover; then a video clip of the Darkling Beetle on a rock with lichen on it. The beetle is in its distinctive head-to-the-ground and tail up kowtow pose.]
Image: “Darkling Beetle, Sage Ranch Park,” by Alice B. Clagett, 1 March 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: “Darkling Beetle, Sage Ranch Park,” by Alice B. Clagett, 1 March 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
[Speaking to the Darkling Beetle;] What are you doing, just sitting there? Are you sun-bathing? [Short videoclips of Yerba Santa blooming, chaparral gently waving in a breeze, with the sound of birdsong]
Image: “Mountains and Clouds 1, Sage Ranch Park,” by Alice B. Clagett, 1 March 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: “Mountains and Clouds 1, Sage Ranch Park,” by Alice B. Clagett, 1 March 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Mountains and Clouds 2, Sage Ranch Park,” by Alice B. Clagett, 1 March 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: “Mountains and Clouds 2, Sage Ranch Park,” by Alice B. Clagett, 1 March 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
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In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars
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nature, Sage Ranch Park, Darkling Beetle, Santa Susana Mountains, Simi Hills, arthropods, insects,