Chasing The Moon Away
The Earth Mother's night light burned bright throughout the night casting long dancing shadows on the landscape below. Near morning, the...
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Bruce Siebold
Oct 30, 20161 min read
A Gift
For six months this maple leaf lived atop Eighty Acres... It danced in the breeze, trembled during thunder storms, provided shelter for...
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Bruce Siebold
Oct 23, 20161 min read
The Elm's Last Sunset
This giant elm tree has stood tall and strong for decades on Eighty Acres. To the cattle below it gave shade, to the birds it gave a...
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Bruce Siebold
Oct 9, 20161 min read
Blowing In The Wind
This week the milkweed seed pods burst open and the silky parachutes were swept away in the breezes and gently landed throughout Eighty...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 25, 20161 min read
Sumac's Glory Days
Most days Sumac is simply ignored on Eighty Acres, but each Fall it's leaves turn a brilliant crimson color and shout for attention. ...
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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
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 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 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 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
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 10, 20161 min read
Bluebirds Return To Eighty Acres
Each year around April 1st the Earth Mother sends her Eastern Bluebirds back to Eighty Acres where ten Bluebird box nests await their...
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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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