Bruce Siebold
Such A Bargain!
The largest butterflies in North America, the Giant Swallowtails, with their 5-6 inch wing spans, are frequent visitors to Eighty Acres...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 12, 20211 min read
If I Were A Painter
If I were a painter, I would paint my life the colors of dahlias. Each day I would begin with a blank canvas and paint with only big,...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 5, 20211 min read
Never Said Goodbye
During the past week there was a stillness on the land, and then I realized you had left Eighty Acres and began your long journey back to...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 29, 20211 min read
Perhaps
In the days ahead, the Fall season will arrive on Eighty Acres. It will be a time when the Earth Mother sends her song birds on their...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 22, 20211 min read
Neighborhood Bully
Meet the neighborhood bully, the bald-faced hornet. This aggressive hornet feasts on honey bees, flies, spiders, fruits and flower...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Mindful Steps
Today I purposefully slowed my pace as I traveled the Eighty Acres trails. For today was not about how far I traveled, rather, what...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Prairie Restoration On Eighty Acres
Black-eyed susans, wild lupine, verbena, asters, and milkweed are just some of the prairie restoration flowers on Eighty Acres this...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 11, 20211 min read
The Iris Said
While walking past the flower garden I overheard the Iris say, "with my delicate petals and pleasing colors, don't you think I am the...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Maybe?
I wonder why we so often walk past the forest ferns?. Maybe it is because they are shy plants and do not prefer the spotlight in the sun?...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 27, 20211 min read
Time To Bloom
Do not hide your beauty. Unfurl and let me hear your voice. Tell me your story. Your dreams. Your hopes. For much too soon your petals...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 20, 20211 min read
SHHHHHH! Moms Sleeping
Over the past three weeks, this doe has bedded down just outside our bedroom window. She hides her fawn in the woods and for about 6...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Watchful Eyes
Under watchful eyes, the mother doe nourishes her young fawn. The fawn will nurse on the protein rich milk 4-5 times each day, growing...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 6, 20211 min read
Tottering Legs
The young fawn's tottering legs couldn't keep pace with her mother's long strides and she stumbled and lay down in front of me on an...
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Bruce Siebold
May 30, 20211 min read
Hummingbirds
Sounding like giant buzzing bumblebees, each spring hummingbirds announce their arrival on Eighty Acres. They begin their long migration...
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Bruce Siebold
May 23, 20211 min read
Ten Days
Like an old friend that comes to visit once each year, the crab apple blossoms fill the springtime air with excitement, hope and glorious...
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Bruce Siebold
May 16, 20211 min read
Evening Sunset
Leafless trees silhouette the setting sun on Eighty Acres.
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Bruce Siebold
May 9, 20211 min read
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day! As a child I remember picking dandelion bouquets for my mother on this day. Mom always received them with such joy...
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Bruce Siebold
May 2, 20211 min read
Early Morning Richness
It was early morning and my steps across Eighty Acres were marked by foot prints I left in the heavy dew. It was a quiet, calm morning,...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 18, 20211 min read
A Peaceful Time
Another day ends on Eighty Acres as a trio of faceless pines are silhouetted against the evening sky. A peaceful moment to be mindful...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 11, 20211 min read
Looking Inside
When a tree is under stress due to insects, bacteria, storm damage or a virus, the tree will protect itself by forming a burl. Some folks...
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