Revisiting Crystal River Preserve State Park
Revisiting Crystal River Preserve State Park It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and taking some time to be in nature was much needed, and I got to do that […]
Mini Vacation
The first time in twelve years my husband and I finally took our first mini-vacation with our two dogs, Bree (12) and Willow (6). We found out that Willow is […]
Florida Native Grasses and Wildlife: Lopsided Indiangrass
When we talk about grasses, people often think about sod, like Bahiagrass or Bermuda Grass. But how often do people think about grasses as a means for wildlife? According to […]
The Common Grackle
As migratory birds are beginning to show their presence in Florida, I have been keeping my bird feeders filled and awaiting with anticipation of those beautiful entertaining birds. Just yesterday, […]
Florida Native Grasses and Wildlife
When I really looked at the lopsided indiangrass, I was intrigued. I was asking myself all these questions- what’s that, what is that called and at that moment, I realized […]
Say “Hello” to my new Friend
Meet this super amazing Hyalymenus longispinus. This is one of the three Hyalymenus endemic to Florida and just happened to found its way to our backyard. How awesome is that? […]
National Wildflower Week – Day Three and Four
Whoops.. I missed Wednesday! Thank you for viewing!
National Wildflower Week – Day Two
For Tuesday it’s the Nuttall’s Meadowbeauty (Rhexia nuttallii) A new wildflower added to my observations!
National Wildflower Week | Black-eyed Susan
For Monday’s Wildflower I have chosen the Black-eyed Susan, because today I encountered a very rare one. Not often do you find amidst hundreds of Black-eyed Susan’s scattered along the […]
The Snag
A long time ago, the oak tree in our backyard was dying of an unknown disease. I talked my husband into not cutting it down because it would make an […]
Photo-Learning
Yesterday I took a nice walk on one of the fire lanes at Chassahowitzka WMA. I stumbled upon something I happily connected with about a post I wrote a few […]
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