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: Butterflies
You can’t keep a good Goddess down
Despite yesterday’s snow and the 15-degree reading on our outside thermometer this morning, our Sky Blue Aster still held onto a few bedraggled blossoms. I mean, you really have to admire the persistence of this late-season bloomer! It’s over for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Insects, Landscaping, Native Plants, Seasons
Tagged Asters, Butterflies, Gardening, Insects, Native Plants, nature, Plants, Pollinators
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Halloween Party!
We’ve had a couple light freezes already, but that didn’t stop the Halloween festivities in our yard, as some sturdy late bloomers attracted a few trick-or-treaters. This is just a sample of what we saw. Soon to come is a … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Native Plants, Seasons
Tagged Autumn, Butterflies, Insects, Native Plants, nature, Photography, Pollinators, Wildlife
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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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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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Quiet Medicine
Being in our backyard calms—-me—-down. It is a palpable sensation, beginning within minutes of going out there and just sitting—just watching and listening. Even though Nadia and I live along a busy street, the traffic noise fades to insignificance in … Continue reading
Beans and Butterflies
My Dad stopped and stared at some plants in our yard, then turned to stare at me. “Did you just forget to pull these things?” he asked. “Because if you did, I can do it for you now.” “No”, I … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Native Plants, Farming, Musings, Native Plants
Tagged Agriculature, Butterflies, Farming, Insects, Iowa, Milkweeds, Native Plants, Nostalgia, Summer
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Troubling a Star
“All things by immortal power Near or far, Hiddenly To each other linked are, That thou canst not stir a flower Without troubling of a star.” — Francis Thompson Having never been a father, I have to take my Father’s … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Musings
Tagged Butterflies, Father's Day, Insects, Musings, Plants, Reproduction, Zebra Swallowtails
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