I was born in May and weighed 15 pounds. Since that time I have really grown, but mom continues to keep me stashed away in some tick...

Pictured above is one of the many whitetail deer who make Eighty Acres their home. Each year bucks grow a set of new antlers and...

Today I will see my world as a butterfly. I will fly close to the earth and softly alight upon a red daisy. I'll enjoy the flower's...

Near the heart of Eighty Acres you will find a bench. It was not a complicated building project. Simply an old picnic table board nailed...

Happy father's day to all the dads! This male red-breasted grosbeak has a distinctive and beautiful song. A metallic-like click, its...

Mention the word dandelions to someone and you will generally receive a visceral reaction. Each year homeowners spend huge amounts of...

Alberta Canada, our northern neighbor, is a beautiful place with majestic mountains, prairies, and many lakes. But now it is an inferno....

I always thought this bird belonged to the sparrow family. Wrong! It is a female Red-breasted Grosbeak Each year they arrive on Eighty...

Once upon a time there lived a very handsome green toad on Eighty Acres. But he was a lonely toad, and had often heard the story of a...

The spring flowers are in full bloom, shouting for attention, painting Eighty Acres in a wide array dazzling colors. "Look at me." It's...

The Scarlet Tanager winters primarily in Columbia and Bolivia South America and is scheduled to arrive back to Eighty Acres in the next...

A full moon in April is often referred to as a "pink moon," I was up early to capture this photo of the setting moon, but came away...

Traveling from southern U.S. and Mexico, the eastern bluebirds returned to Eighty Acres on April 1st. They are on a mission. Mating. ...

The Eighty Acres trails are wet with slippery leaves and mud, with patches of dirty snow hiding in the shadows of large oak trees. I...

A single drop of water from melting snow began its life journey under a sunset on Eighty Acres. It soon reached the Red Cedar...

Each dawn and dusk the battle between day and night takes place. From east to west, each side struggles for control. Each side knowing...

Hi!. I'm Tom the turkey. Take a good look at me. Come November and Thanksgiving, I'll be hiding and you won't find me strutting across...

Due to the deep snow and cold temps deer are exploring every type of food source available. Pictured above are an adult doe and yearling...

A brutal February blizzard with twelve inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40mph pounded Eighty Acres. Drifts made the roads impassable...

Let me introduce myself. I was born on Eighty Acres and am now nine months old. This is my first winter and my mother told me we set a...