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- 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
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Flapjacks and Sumacs
We had pancakes for breakfast this morning, watching out our dining room window as a small hawk—kestrel, I think—tried to catch its own breakfast in our backyard. And on our pancakes was what? Pure maple syrup from Vermont? Nope. That … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Edible Native Plants, Foraging, Native Plants, Recipes
Tagged Autumn, Cooking, Food, Missouri, Native edibles, Native Plants, nature, Photography, Recipes
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Men of Rice
This is not really about our backyard, except that that’s where I was when the memory washed over me, early one morning, about 4 a.m. or thereabouts, as I shivered and stared up at the sky, hoping to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Musings, Photography
Tagged Astronomy, Chiapas, Mayan Indians, Meteors, Mexico, Musings, Poverty, Tzeltal Maya, UFOs
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