Don't Eat This?
A fallen cherry tree on Eighty Acres became the host to this beautifully sculptured and colorful fungi. I attempted to identify this...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 5, 20181 min read
Sunset And Sunrise
As the Eighty Acres sunset slips away and the first star appears in the sky, I give thanks for the day and smile..... knowing that just...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 29, 20181 min read
A Chance Encounter
No doubt the deer heard and saw me walking the Eighty Acres trails long before I spotted her. Except for a twitch of her ears, she lay...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 22, 20181 min read
Eighty Acres Neighbor
It goes by many names including: Jelly Coat, Flag Bird, Shirt Tail Bird, and the Flying Checkerboard. On Eighty Acres It is simply known...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 15, 20181 min read
Swallowtail Tales
Each summer pink and red coneflowers invite swallowtails to flutter amongst the Eighty Acres gardens. They sip the sweet nectars, and...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 24, 20181 min read
A Teaching Moment
The fawn is six weeks old and mom is now showing her around Eighty Acres. Soon the fawn will know the exact location of every hosta,...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 17, 20181 min read
A Cock Of The Head
A click of the camera. A wary look. A cock of the head. No worry. All is well on Eighty Acres. Now back to my nyjer seeds....
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 10, 20181 min read
American Gold Finch
American Gold Finches are frequent visitors to my bird feeders where they enjoy black sunflower seeds. Finches molt twice a year. In the...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 3, 20181 min read
A Buck In Velvet
Each April bucks begin growing their new antlers. As the antlers develop they are covered in soft hairy skin known as velvet. The velvet...
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Bruce Siebold
May 27, 20181 min read
Throw Away The Key!
Each night the raccoon slinks, steals, lurks, swipes, creeps, pilfers, and sneaks around Eighty Acres. I now know why raccoons wear...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 29, 20181 min read
Close Enough! Good Enough!
The hungry skunk appeared under my bird feeder munching on sunflower seeds and bits of suet. A photo opportunity? I cautiously...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Uff-dah!
Mid April and over a foot of new snow blanketed Eighty Acres. I believe the doe and I would agree. Enough! My 97 year old Swedish...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 15, 20181 min read
A Restless Sleep
Seldom seen during the day, a scraggly coyote moves quietly through the snow on Eighty Acres. Coyotes are easily identified by their...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 25, 20181 min read
Eating For Two
Framed by the setting sun, a lone silhouetted adult doe slowly moves to its feeding area. Tonight it will browse on plant tips, grasses,...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 18, 20181 min read
Frozen Sunset
The icicle's fate is sealed. Tomorrow as the sun climbs in the sky all her delicate beauty and colors will melt away. But tonight she...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Enter If I Dared.
A week ago, a foot of heavy snow fell on Eighty Acres. The woods became dark, foreboding, and cautioned me to only enter if I dared....
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Bruce Siebold
Feb 18, 20181 min read
Mindful Of A Simple Leaf
Numerous snowfalls, winds, and rains, yet the dried maple leaf hung tightly to it's perch. Finally unable to hold it's grip, the leaf...
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Bruce Siebold
Feb 11, 20181 min read
Winter Sunset
Skeleton-like trees silhouette the evening sky and say farewell to the end of another winter day on Eighty Acres. Thank you sun....
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Bruce Siebold
Jan 28, 20181 min read
Snowshoe Trails
There are over two miles of twisting treelined snowshoe trails on Eighty Acres. Tracks tell me I share the trails with deer, fox,...
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Bruce Siebold
Jan 14, 20181 min read
An Eighty Acres' Secret
Two decades ago I discovered a roll of rusting barbed wire on Eighty Acres. I have taken numerous photos of this roll of wire, but none...
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