a place where nature, photography and writing meet
Zap Motors Xebra Pickup - Digital Image by Gus Frederick
As you might guess, I have an interest in ways of saving on energy. We harness the power of the wind and sun to do all of the clothes drying around here, summer and winter. Lately, I’ve been musing over building a small […]
As mentioned yesterday, things are really picking up around here. I’m seeing many creatures wherever I look. The bird feeders have been very active, with many Goldfinches, Purple Finches, Cardinals, Chickadees and various sparrows. There are Spring Peepers calling from the drainage creek and American Toads trilling from all around in the […]
Here at the farm, there’s a small open area in a section of the poplar woods. The sunshine washes over the vegetation for most of the daylight hours. Any time that I want to find butterflies, that’s the place to go. Yesterday, as I walked the section of trail passing through this […]
Insect and spider activity has been picking up steadily over the past few days. Each walk in the woods and fields is marked with at least one or two exciting moments. On Saturday afternoon, while taking a break from an outdoor garden project we’re working on (more about that later this week), […]
If you have a relatively quick net connection, here’s something you might like to see. Gus Frederick, a friend from the left coast, has put one of his time-lapse photo creations up on You Tube. It features a bract of rhododendron flowers blossoming. The sequence is amazing and I’m sure most of […]