Just arrived! "Seasons on Eighty Acres". Over 120 pages of my favorite photos and stories celebrating each season of the year. A great...

High in the sky above Eighty Acres, snowflakes formed. Each flake chose its own path downward as it swirled, danced, dipped, and finally...

Whether we call it a sunset, sundown, dusk, evening, twilight, nightfall, or simply the end of the day, it is always a magical time. A...

Is sepia a color? It has been explained to me in a variety of ways. Kinda brownish, tan, cinnamon, nutmeg, rust, reddish brown,...

Long ago the wood fence posts rotted away and the farmer's once razor sharp barbed wire is now tangled and lost in the soil and tree...

Evening sunlight touches the tall grass on Eighty Acres. Like a mop of unkept hair or an old man's beard, the wind rustles through the...

"Do you think my jack-o'-lantern's mouth is big enough? Now... on to the eyes and nose!" #wisconsin #Naturephotography...

I staked my claim on the golden hills and trails of Eighty Acres. Yes, there is gold in them "thar" hills. #Fallcolors #wisconsin...

Rarely seen on Eighty Acres, the perfectly camouflaged Walking Stick resembles an ordinary tree twig. The 2-3 inch long insect is colored...

Throughout the ages sumac has been used for many purposes. Such as...spices, beverage flavoring, tanning, medicines and pipe stems. But...

Just before the sun departed Eighty Acres, it paused and softly rested upon the Earth Mother's shoulder, And then with a fiery kiss...

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail stopped by Eighty Acres to sip sweet nectar from the garden phlox. #EarthMotherssecrets #wildlife...

Just after midnight on September 1st, my friend's trail camera snapped this photo of a black bear on Eighty Acres. It looks to be an...

I discovered the old window frame in an antique store. I placed it in my garden terrace and captured this window-like view of the Black...

Canadian forest fires fill the sky with smoke resulting in spectacular sunsets on Eighty Acres. #EarthMotherssecrets #sunsets...

A fallen cherry tree on Eighty Acres became the host to this beautifully sculptured and colorful fungi. I attempted to identify this...

Bees, butterflies, birds and deer all feasted on the sweet and fragrant alfalfa blossoms on Eighty Acres. This deer quickly recognized my...

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...

It goes by many names including: Jelly Coat, Flag Bird, Shirt Tail Bird, and the Flying Checkerboard. On Eighty Acres It is simply known...

Each summer pink and red coneflowers invite swallowtails to flutter amongst the Eighty Acres gardens. They sip the sweet nectars, and...