I Ran Like A Coward!!!
Coexisting with Paper Wasps on Eighty Acres requires one to be alert at all times. Paper Wasps build their nests by gathering fiber from...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 11, 20161 min read
Jack-In-The-Pulpit Discovered
The Earth Mother revealed one more of her secrets to me this past week. Pictured above are the berries of the Jack-In-The-Pulpit flower...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 4, 20161 min read
Eighty Acres Own Smurf Village?
This beautiful growth of toadstools on Eighty Acres reminded me of the mysterious Smurf Village that few people have ever seen. On this...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 28, 20161 min read
A Night Visitor
While enjoying the recent Olympic games on television, I noticed this tree frog on my patio door watching the games with me. I grabbed...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 21, 20161 min read
Early Morning Artwork
After a steady night rain and as the sun climbed in the eastern sky the corkscrew grass hung heavy with magnifying, glass-like water...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 14, 20161 min read
Rainbow Spiderwebs
For years I have attempted to photograph spiderwebs on Eighty Acres. Nearly all have been deleted from my camera. On Saturday night a...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 7, 20161 min read
Flower of the Month!
Each year dozens of Dahlias are planted and grown on Eighty Acres. They are my favorite flower and come in over 40 varieties with...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 24, 20161 min read
Metamorphosis On Eighty Acres
Each year Eighty Acres experiences the magic and mystery of the the Monarch Butterfly's transformation from a tiny egg to a dancing...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 17, 20161 min read
The Earth Mother Sighed
The powerful diesel tractor and combine swept through the alfalfa and clover hay field rumbling the ground all around the mother turkey...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 10, 20161 min read
Tigers In The Sky
Often times dancing gently on the tree tops of Eighty Acres are the Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. They are the largest butterflies on...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 3, 20161 min read
Eighty Acres Fireworks!
Happy 4th of July! . I found this tall grass growing along the edge of my Pine trees. As the setting sunlight reflected off of its...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 26, 20161 min read
Thief! Bandit! Robber!
Each day I am at war with the raccoons as they constantly think up new ways to raid my bird feeders. No matter what I do, they outsmart...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 19, 20161 min read
Eye to Eye
The Ruffed Grouse makes it's home on Eighty Acres and is often heard beating it's wings making a drumming like sound. If threatened it...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 12, 20161 min read
What They Didn't Teach Me In School
My teachers did a great job of explaining sunsets as they are related to wavelengths and how sunlight strikes molecules. But not one...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 5, 20161 min read
Turkey Nesting Time On Eighty Acres
Recently I was fortunate to discover a turkey nest on Eighty Acres. The nest was only a shallow depression and perfectly blended with...
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Bruce Siebold
May 31, 20161 min read
Blood Moon over Eighty Acres
A blood moon is often associated with doomsday prophecies, but on October 8, 2014, I approached the event with positive anticipation and...
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Bruce Siebold
May 22, 20161 min read
On My Belly On Eighty Acres
Taking time to slow down and look at the little things on Eighty Acres can be rewarding. Thus is the case with the Bracken Ferns that...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 17, 20161 min read
Sunsets On Eighty Acres
I have now lived on Eighty Acres for 9,130 days and during that time have captured hundreds of the Earth Mother's sunsets. Taken in 2014,...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 7, 20161 min read
March Snowstorm Blankets Eighty Acres
Once again the Earth Mother reminded me to be patient when waiting for Spring to arrive on Eighty Acres. Two weeks ago nine inches of...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 23, 20161 min read
Outfoxing the Fox on Eighty Acres
Over the past 25 years I have seen only a fleeting glimpse of a Red Fox on Eighty Acres. Until last week! While overlooking the valley...
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