The Turkey Vulture slides gracefully through the early morning light on Eighty Acres. Our eyes meet as we silently acknowledge and...

After twenty six years of taking sunset photos on Eighty Acres, I continue to be awed by the Earth Mother's surprises, mysteries and...

Eighty Acres is in its Fall glory with the white birch framing the golden maple leaves. The Earth Mother is dressed in her coat of many...

Frost crept over the garden terrace early Tuesday morning and the dahlias went to sleep. The once vibrant greens, reds, pinks and...

1000 trees have been planted on Eighty Acres over the past 26 years. Now they frame the Earth Mother's sunsets for me and future...

Each day the sunflower stands tall, bold and chooses to turn it's head to the Earth Mother's sunlight. The sunflower does not seek the...

For several days, smoke from numerous western forest fires has brought blood red sunsets to Eighty Acres. It is then the Earth Mother...

Dancing and whirling she announces her arrival dressed in a gown of silky dark gossamer trimmed with red, orange and yellow buttons. She...

The Painted Lady Butterfly flirted with each flower in the garden as it danced, caressed, fluttered, spread its wings, and then suddenly...

She appears each august on Eighty Acres with deep black dome shaped eyes and yellow fingers. I invite her into my home and place her...

Birds like the Indigo Bunting generally put me in a wild dash for my camera and a prayer that I am able to capture it's beauty before it...

The Earth Mother sent a monarch butterfly to Eighty Acres this week. The monarch was dressed in black and orange with white spots and...

After 25 years Eighty Acres is now home to a pair of red-headed woodpeckers. Once common across southern Canada and east-central United...

The Earth Mother gives the daylily blossom no more than twenty four hours to live. But the flower does not regret its fleeting time,...

This week the nation celebrated Independence Day with spectacular fireworks that shook and rattled the skies. The Earth Mother also...

The Earth Mother sent a Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly to Eighty Acres this week. It danced in the wind and it's transparent wings...

The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have recently migrated back from Central America. They weigh 3-4 grams, less than the weight of a nickel...

The day's work is done and the Earth Mother whispers to the sun to linger for just a short time before it says good bye. Her final act...

Groundhogs have many names including ground pig, whistler, and red monk. On Eighty Acres I also have given them many different...

It is rare to see a black squirrel on Eighty Acres. They are not a separate variety or species. Rather they are actually eastern gray...