Light Pillars
Last Saturday evening I witnessed an atmospheric phenomenon on my way home from a friends house that looked similar to the northern...
Hot Lips
I can't get enough of lichens these days. I enjoy bright colors and wet lichens do not disappoint. A few common types of lichen have...
Reindeer Food
I first encountered reindeer lichen in the high elevations of the Smokies in Tennessee and North Carolina. It grows on heath balds with...
Who Cooks for You?
The sound of a barred owl hooting is very familiar to me as an outdoor educator. It is one of the easiest owl calls to imitate and the...
Edward the Emu
I met Edward the Emu this year at Winter Street Farm. I'm a member of their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, so I visit the...
Cut Flower Gardens
My love of flowers and pollinators came together in a cut flower garden. This year, I embarked on turning one of the raised beds in the...