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 11, 20181 min read
SHHHHH!!
The Earth Mother sleeps beneath her white quilt on Eighty Acres. But even while sleeping she continues to share her beauty by casting a...
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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 25, 20181 min read
Henry Ford Was Wrong
Henry Ford once said, "Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice." By my count you touch each piece of wood six times. Cutting:...
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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
Feb 4, 20181 min read
Snowbound
At 8:00 a.m. the first snow flakes appeared, swirled and quietly settled on Eighty Acres. For nearly 24 hours it snowed and when the...
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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 21, 20181 min read
Cone Flowers In Winter
Winter on Eighty Acres and the once bright pink, purple and red coneflowers have gone to seed. Frequently visited by bees, butterflies,...
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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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Bruce Siebold
Jan 7, 20181 min read
Earth Mother's Winter Palette
Winter on Eighty Acres and the Earth Mother carefully blends the colors from her palette. She paints the Red Pine's long and silky...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 31, 20171 min read
Wabi-Sabi
Before the Ring Necked Pheasant died it crawled under a brush pile on Eighty Acres. The bird's colors were a majestic collage of bright...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 24, 20171 min read
Foxtail Christmas Lights
For over 100 days I walked by this foxtail mindless of her beauty and spirit. For just a brief moment this week, the early morning...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 17, 20171 min read
Winter Survival
The hunters' guns have been set aside and now the deer face a new challenge of surviving the harsh winter ahead. Hopefully their fat...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 10, 20171 min read
Softer Winds Please!
Earlier this winter the Earth Mother sent howling 40+ mph winds to Eighty Acres. Like a heavyweight boxer the wind punched and jabbed the...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 3, 20171 min read
Morning Prayer
Early morning stillness. Coffee cup in hand. I watch the Earth Mother chase the dark away as her sunrise crested the treetops. She...
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Bruce Siebold
Nov 26, 20171 min read
A Season Remembered
One month ago the Earth Mother painted Eighty Acres with the red, orange, and yellow colors in her crayon box. But her mood has changed...
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Bruce Siebold
Nov 19, 20171 min read
Spirit Tree
Near the very center of Eighty Acres stands a very old giant maple tree. Her outstretched arms completely dominate the surrounding area....
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Bruce Siebold
Nov 13, 20171 min read
Golden Scarf
Once each year the Earth Mother wraps herself in a brightly colored golden scarf. But seasons change and soon the golden scarf threads...
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