Coexisting with Paper Wasps on Eighty Acres requires one to be alert at all times. Paper Wasps build their nests by gathering fiber from...

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...

This beautiful growth of toadstools on Eighty Acres reminded me of the mysterious Smurf Village that few people have ever seen. On this...

While enjoying the recent Olympic games on television, I noticed this tree frog on my patio door watching the games with me. I grabbed...

After a steady night rain and as the sun climbed in the eastern sky the corkscrew grass hung heavy with magnifying, glass-like water...

For years I have attempted to photograph spiderwebs on Eighty Acres. Nearly all have been deleted from my camera. On Saturday night a...

Each year dozens of Dahlias are planted and grown on Eighty Acres. They are my favorite flower and come in over 40 varieties with...

Each year Eighty Acres experiences the magic and mystery of the the Monarch Butterfly's transformation from a tiny egg to a dancing...

The powerful diesel tractor and combine swept through the alfalfa and clover hay field rumbling the ground all around the mother turkey...

Often times dancing gently on the tree tops of Eighty Acres are the Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. They are the largest butterflies on...

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...

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...

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...

My teachers did a great job of explaining sunsets as they are related to wavelengths and how sunlight strikes molecules. But not one...

Recently I was fortunate to discover a turkey nest on Eighty Acres. The nest was only a shallow depression and perfectly blended with...

A blood moon is often associated with doomsday prophecies, but on October 8, 2014, I approached the event with positive anticipation and...

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...

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,...

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...

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...