Green Tree Frog
Yesterday was a cool and cloudy day with the promise of rain, so I took advantage of the weather to work in the woods. I was down in the creek bed, pulling some… Continue reading
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A Sharp Dressed Bug
I found this bug yesterday, on a very decrepit goatweed plant. I have been reading The Practical Entomologist by Rick Imes, and learning the basic insect orders, so I recognized that this is… Continue reading
Light Painting
A month ago I took two four-hour photography classes. One simple trick I learned was light painting — you put your camera on a tripod, go out in the dark with a good… Continue reading
Dinner!
Feast issues in the animal world…
Damselflies
We have had a very warm November. Last night we had some rain, and then a cool clear morning, but by this afternoon it was about 75 degrees again. As I walked near… Continue reading
Wasp Mimics, Plant Toxins, Possible Dyes, and Some Really Big Words
During the summer I take way more photos of bugs than I have time to identify. As I edit them, I print one out, mark it with the date, and toss it in… Continue reading
Beneath My Feet
Sometimes as I walk in the woods, I see a tell-tale splash of white on bark and fallen leaves, that tells me a large bird has been roosting in the tree above. Then… Continue reading
Guest Post: Will’s Nature with Minnows
This weekend my husband and I shared a significant anniversary, and unbeknownst to me, he arranged ahead of time for it to be filled with visits from family and friends. It has been… Continue reading
A Comforting Poem
I have been reading a little book I bought for a dollar from the used book shed of the Marfa Public Library, out in West Texas. The title is Earth Prayers, and it… Continue reading
Armchair Homesteading – Grace McCance Snyder
Grace McCance Snyder moved with her family to homestead in Nebraska in 1885, when she was three years old. She lived there all her life, (except for four years in Oregon) and wrote… Continue reading