“First you try to tell me that field of grass is a vernal pool. I don’t see any water. Then you tell me it has Fairy Shrimp in it! You are telling me a fairy tale!” It’s dry right now, after the fire season, I tried to explain to my skeptic friend. Then the fall and winter rains come, and the field begins to fill with water, going from a few puddles to a pond, and eventually a small lake……
