Butterflies still visiting
The butterflies are still active in our garden, although many plants are going dormant. Every day I see all day skippers, Gulf...
Progress update on our field cleanup
Every day I work in the field and other areas of the yard. The field is quite dry with a lot of dried grass, and oodles of fennel plants....
When you decorate for Halloween, don't make this mistake
A scared screech owl caught in fake spiderweb decorations, hanging upside down with feet tangled in the webbing A reminder from...
Common checkered skipper in the field
The only vegetation flourishing in the dry field are fennel plants, dandelions and a dandelion-like aster relative. The butterflies are...
Butterflies in the dry field
It's been very interesting to observe many butterflies visiting the dry field in the back of our new residence. The field is currently...
The anti-lawn movement is taking off
(Image credit: Garfotos/Alamy Stock Photo) A great article about how gardeners are leaving their yards to Mother Nature:...
And now they are chrysalides
So far, we have discovered two monarch chrysalides around the patio. This one attached itself to the bottom lip of a large flower pot....
