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Archives for May 2023

World Migratory Bird Day Celebration!

May 13, 2023 Elizabeth

This has been a great week for birding. Thursday, May 4th was a full moon. Friday, May 5th we saw the first Baltimore Oriole and the first Hummingbird and the first rose-breasted grosbeak of the season. There has been more rolling in every day since and today for Migratory Bird … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Spring

Gardening – Tragedy & Triumph

May 6, 2023 Elizabeth

First of all, I'd like to say thank you to all of the subscribers who have hung with me as I posted like 50+ old stories. I started out keeping this blog as mostly my own nature journal. So, I'd be able to look back and remember over time when certain plants/animals etc arrived … [Read more...]

Landscaping, Spring

New Growth

May 5, 2023 Elizabeth

This is a tiny potato cactus and it's doing the thing! We had to believe in this tiny cactus for over a year. I bought some Michigan native cacti to try as houseplants last year. I left them in the package they arrived in for a ridiculous amount of time, so they started … [Read more...]

Blogging, Houseplants

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