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On Tuesday, my mother stopped by to visit, so we decided to go for a walk along the trails that lead through the back of the farm. The following are a few of the sights observed along the way. (Note: To view larger versions of the photos, just click on the thumbnails - […]
Just a reminder that the third edition of Festival of the Trees will appear here at Burning Silo on September 1st. If you have a tree-related post that you would like to submit, please email me, preferably by August 29th. Be sure to put “Festival of the Trees” in the subject line of […]
I knew that if I could just be patient, sooner or later I’d manage to catch one of the Monarch caterpillars in the process of transforming into a chrysalis. This evening, it finally happened — and it was worth the wait! What a strange process! Some might even describe it as a […]
One would think I had nothing else to write about apart from butterflies, but it seems that they’re at the forefront of life around the farm just at the moment. They seem to be everywhere and always getting in front of my camera when I’m out for my daily insects walks. That said, […]
It’s cool and rainy and I felt like taking the day off from posting, but then *this* came along and asked to be reported.
Yesterday, I had mentioned that caterpillars “become very restless and prone to wander far once they begin looking for a place to pupate.” This morning, I found the chrysalis […]