Growing up as a kid, we did the same thing for nearly every Mother's Day weekend unless it was pouring rain or really terrible weather. We would gather our gear and travel up north to our very rustic cabin and spend the weekend hunting morel mushrooms. My mom loved to eat … [Read more...]
New Growth
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...]
Walnut Tree In Moonlight – Art Photography
Steve was outside at around 2am. The moon had things aglow. This is just raw footage, no filters, no fancy camera tricks, this is nature. … [Read more...]
Move for Peace – September Challenge
I've been a supporter of the non-profit organization Preemptive Love Coalition for a number of years. I appreciate the work they do with refugees in Syria and Iraq. I valued the work they were a part of repairing hearts of children in these war torn countries. I also feel that … [Read more...]
Tilda Update – Health Issues
I've been away from blogging about birds for a couple of weeks. I have still been maintaining the feeders. We've been working on a wildflower garden and a toad garden. We have a lot of exciting things happening in the yard gardening and landscaping wise. But mostly I've stalled … [Read more...]
In Defense of the Brown Headed Cowbird
For my Feature Friday today I chose the brown headed cowbird. It's nesting season and with so many more people watching birds and setting up nest cams and the like, lots of folks on the internet are seeing their robin-sized brown speckled eggs showing up in their nests and the … [Read more...]