Gaia Garden

Behold the great herbivore of the prairie! No, not the bison.  Not any more.  We killed most of those off.  Remember? No, this guy.  T...

Say "thistle" and the automatic response is to think "aggressive, obnoxious weed" and "How fast can I get rid of it...

For all of you birders out there, I have a question:  can you identify this bird?  From its behavior, I think it was quite young - there w...

I've traded the last week of my gardening life (and probably the last cooler temperatures we'll see until September or October) for ...

Last week I was up in Iowa, getting together with family to celebrate the life (and mourn the passing) of an uncle of mine - a musician and ...

I just wanted to share this photo I caught of a robber fly chowing down on another insect.  (Perhaps a syrphid fly?)  When I first saw the...

Here in south central Kansas, it's not been the best of days to get good bloom photos:  windy and mostly overcast.  However, I did what ...

I went out this morning to take a single photo - and ended up taking about 150!  Good lighting, some interesting bees, and nice blooms.  Her...

I've been nibbling away at Life in the Soil:  A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners , by James B. Nardi, for about 2 months now.  It w...

Summer has finally arrived, seemingly for good.  It's 94 degrees outside, the sun is shining brightly, the wind is up and there is no ra...

Neighborly generosity ruled on Friday evening - Sid, one of my fellow Master Gardeners and also a fellow Clearwater-ian (?!), had called tha...