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Finding Wildflowers

July 20, 2022 Elizabeth

Michigan Lily in the Ditch

Steve has been checking out lots of wildflowers around and wanting to document them. Here's some of his recent finds and sightings (including a couple of bonus monarch caterpillar pics he took that I hadn't posted before). Some we've identified and some we have not. I'll try to … [Read more...]

Dogs, Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Summer Duke, Monarch, Tilda, Wildflowers

Morels and Spring Flowers

May 17, 2022 Elizabeth

Morel-Mushroom-2

I can no longer eat morels, but I still enjoy finding them and photographing them. They remind me of good times spent as a family outdoors and walking the woods with my Dad. Any other mushroomers out there? How was your haul this year? … [Read more...]

Landscaping, Spring Morels

A Monarch Story

August 26, 2021 Elizabeth

Monarch Butterfly Newly Emerged

I've gone remiss from blogging again! I haven't been putting out the bird cams and have had a pretty busy summer. I originally shared these stories and photos on my Facebook page and in text messages with my mom over a number of days/posts/comments and I wanted to consolidate and … [Read more...]

Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Summer

Robin Nesting Again

May 4, 2021 Elizabeth

2 Eggs in a Robin Nest

Last year we had a mama robin try to nest in this place behind our garage on an unused shelter for a dog run. She was unfortunately not successful last year. Not sure what happened, but she sat the nest for a while and then left and had no hatchlings. This is a spot we … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Dogs, Landscaping, Spring Duke, Nest, Robin

Spring is in the air

April 17, 2021 Elizabeth

Even though it looks like snow is coming next week, it still feels like spring is in the air! Our swamp lily is blooming, always a sure sign of spring around here. We are surprised by how dry it is! Compare this photo of the swamp lily from 2017 to the one this year in 2021. They … [Read more...]

Dogs, Landscaping, Lizards Turtles and More, Spring Duke, Lily, Spring Blooms

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