Nadia’s Backyard- Two-Marked Treehoppers: It’s Complex December 21, 2023
- Birds of a Feather? October 3, 2023
- The Promise of Disorder in a Winter Yard February 11, 2022
- Rerun: Men of Rice December 7, 2016
- Where the Words Live November 30, 2016
- Going Native October 16, 2016
- Backyard Gooseberries are Saucy Little Things June 17, 2015
- Spring Rerun: Kimchi from your backyard to you April 27, 2015
- A Seagull Named Emma January 27, 2015
- The Long Travelers: Leaf-cutter Bees, Part II September 29, 2014
Tag Archives: nature
Summer’s End
O Autumn, lie down on me and cover me with russet and gold. I will not sweep you away, or tell the lie that only Spring is real.
Posted in Musings, Photography, Seasons
Tagged Autumn, nature, Photography, Poetry, Seasons
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Nature’s Pauses
“Nature’s music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.” Mary Webb. ——————————— I wandered recently into our backyard, camera in hand, to see what drama might unfold in front of me this day, and the first thing I … Continue reading
Image Galleries—Finally
I’m finally getting around to putting some images up! You can view them under “Image Gallery” and switch between the different topics at the lower left of the gallery screen, where it says All Categories. More images will be added … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Natural Areas, Photography, Spiders, Wildlife
Tagged 13-year cicadas, Butterflies, Cicadas, conservation areas, deserts, Missouri, Native Plants, Natural areas, nature, Photography, Plants, sand prairies, Trees
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Late Boneset
We just added a new page under Our Native Plants for the under-appreciated Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum). A humble, but worthy addition to anybody’s backyard, which literally buzzes with activity!
Posted in Gardening, Insects, Landscaping, Native Plants
Tagged Butterflies, Gardening, Insects, Landscaping, Native Plants, nature, Plants, Pollinators, Wildflowers
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The Unknown Turn
I looked down the at the tattered sheet of paper laying beside the path. Despite having been shredded by shotgun pellets, it was still legible. “Trail Begins Again Here”, it said. A few feet farther along, Nadia and I emerged … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Musings, Natural Areas
Tagged conservation areas, Exploring, Hiking, Missouri, Musings, Natural areas, nature, Walking
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The Hoarder on the Deck: Our Trashline Orb-weaver
I don’t think we’ve reached the point where intervention is called for, but we have a hoarder in our backyard. Not the kind that buys twenty tubes of toothpaste when it goes on sale, but more like the type that … Continue reading
Posted in Spiders, Wildlife
Tagged Backyard, Cyclosa, Missouri, nature, Orb Weaver, Spiders, Trashline Spider, Wildlife
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Through the Keyhole
It takes patience to walk a beagle. It is not an exercise for the terminally rushed, nor is it for those who want to cover a lot of ground and work up a sweat. Beagles have other agendas. It doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Musings, Pets
Tagged Beagles, Butterflies, Communication, Dogs, Insects, Musings, nature, Perception, Pets
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A Fair Trade
We may not have any more parsley in our yard, but we should soon have a bumper crop of Black Swallowtails.
Posted in Gardening, Insects, Photography
Tagged Agriculature, Butterflies, Gardening, Insects, Missouri, nature, Plants
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We Hardly Knew Ye……
The Great Southern Brood has flung its fling, sung its songs, flown its flights, sowed its seeds. A few lonely latecomers still flit around, looking a little lost, wondering where the big party is, but the waves of red-eyed revelers … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Musings
Tagged Cicadas, Insects, Missouri, Musings, nature, Reproduction, thirteen year cicadas
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