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learning to live, naturally.

Sunday, July 05, 2015

A New Beginning and the Start of a Bittersweet Ending

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Greg and I spent the month of June in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, on "Baby Watch."  Connor finally decided to join us about 10 days...
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Sunday, June 28, 2015

A Buzz in the Meadow

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I just finished reading A Buzz in the Meadow , Dave Goulson's latest book.  ( He wrote A Sting in the Tale several years ago, wh...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

A New Chapter Begins "Down South"...

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I haven't been blogging lately because we're in the middle of a big transition - moving from the prairies of south central Kansas ba...
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Thursday, April 09, 2015

Maintenance in the Native Plant Garden: Springtime Editing, Part 1

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As I mentioned in my last post, one of the tasks that I find needs to be done each spring is editing.   When you invite animals (especially ...
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Maintenance in the Native Plant Garden

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As I've given talks about utilizing native plants in our landscapes, I've become aware that many people are scared of "losing c...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

First Day of Spring

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Just for kicks and giggles, I went around the yard yesterday and took a few photos which I thought I'd share.  Nothing particularly exci...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Another Bird Deformity

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It has amazed me how many bird deformities I've seen in our yard over the last 8 years.  Some I've shared on this blog.  Mainly beak...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

A Beautiful Day for a Burn!

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We interrupt the "Tolerating the Uglies" series to bring you this news flash:  Today was an absolutely perfect day for a prairie b...
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Gaia Gardener:
First it was bugs in jars. Then it was toad races in the sand box. Next, I obsessed over seashells and all the animals living in tidal pools and along the shore. Finally I went to college and studied biology, accidentally becoming a birder and amateur entomologist along the way. Raising a family gave me the impetus to start gardening. Now, many years later, I have come full circle back to bugs, though rarely do I catch them in jars any more. The more I learn, the more fascinated I become with the intricate web of biological connections surrounding us every day. Wasps that lay their eggs on paralyzed grasshoppers. Mosquitoes that prey on other mosquito larvae. Flea beetles that will only consume plant material from one genus of plants. What I can observe and learn in my own backyard is staggering. By caring for that yard organically, the small world that I provide for a huge variety of creatures is enlightening, enlivening, and enriching. How can anyone ever get bored?!
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