Of Bears, Eagles & Strangers in the Woods

Our Thanksgiving dinner spread the length of a couple of tables near a stand of moss covered oaks and cypress. The thought of not sitting at a table with china and silverware at first seemed odd, but then I thought back to the first Thanksgiving. Our setting was much more in tune with the Pilgrims [...]

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Beauty and the Beasts

Note: I have added a link to Sherry’s Salon web page in the last paragraph. I think you’ll find it is not your typical salon page. Are we becoming England? I mean that in the best way. I think of the English as animal lovers, almost to obsession. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. [...]

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Another First for the New Year

Continuing my year of new things in the new year in lieu of resolutions, I give you Buddy the gecko, native to New Caledonia. Though I am partial to reptiles, having lizards crawl on me has been a long standing no-no. But this is a new year and Buddy, the neighbor kids’ pet molted yesterday [...]

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2,000 Words

Tis the season I don’t have time for 2,000 words, so their equivalent will help me touch base. This is what is  going on in my wildlife garden right now. At least six Monarch caterpillars have hatched on the broad leaf Monarch plant that grows as high as the eves out front. It’s a caterpillar [...]

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Silver Glenn

Did you ever see one of those commercials where they put a car through the changing, violent weather test to see how the finish holds up? You are looking at the human version of that car. Sunday at Silver Glenn, a beautiful spring on the St. Johns River, broiled in 93 degree heat (more in [...]

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Rescuing the Indigo Snake

(Photo courtesy The Nature Converancy) Really good news this morning from The Nature Conservancy. They are working to restore indigo snakes to North Florida. If you have never seen one of these inky blue reptiles you have missed one of natures great beauties. Our property had a few when we moved here 33 years ago, [...]

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Posing Hummer

I don’t promise these are great photography, but they are a triumph for me. I finally caught a hummer on camera. Through a double-pane window  and screen, but I caught him. This is the first time I have seen a hummingbird perch. They are always in a tizzy, flitting from flower to flower. This time [...]

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Armadillo Armada

“There’s four armadillos in your backyard, Ahmaw,” my grandson yelled. Yeah, right. But I grabbed the camera just in case. There they were, facinating and kinda cute–until they waddled around front and invaded my flower/vegetable garden and rooted up a salvia and okra. These guys pay no attention to you. None whatsoever, not even if [...]

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Titmouse Chicks’ Progress

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One National Wildlife Yard

This is a preview of new beginnings in the wildlife garden and yard. Stay tuned for coming out parties and first flights (hopefully).

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