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
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Scanning Nature 3: Purple Coneflower
Posted in Art, Native Plants, Photography
Tagged Art, Gardening, Native Plants, Photography, Wildflowers
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A Bounty of Broom Moths
Have your Baptisia been looking a little ragged lately? Check for these little guys. We are certainly having an outbreak in our yard, maybe due to the weirdness of the spring this year (?). I expect the Indigos will survive, … Continue reading
Posted in Insect pests, Insects, Landscaping, Native Plants
Tagged Baptisia, Gardening, Insects, Missouri, Moths, Native Plants, nature, Pests
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Beneath the Surface: Part Two
We think we’re safe. In the fenced-in enclave of our backyard, we watch life come and go in security that’s about as good as it gets. When we venture out of our backyard, as we often do, we retain a … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Musings, Natural Areas, Society
Tagged conservation areas, Crime, Natural areas, Photography
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