December 14, 2009
If you travel or live in southern states or in California you will have noticed the exotic oleander plant
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December 14, 2009
On a nature walk this morning at Stump Pass State Park in Englewood, FL, our group came across two
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December 14, 2009
It is hard to believe that anyone has not at some time had snake plants ( Sansevieria ) in
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November 28, 2009
With a maelstrom of four grandsons running around in all directions over the holidays we had a wonderful time chasing
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November 25, 2009
You might be interested to know that there is a huge effort to band and track shorebirds underway in the
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November 23, 2009
Another one of those things that go on in our backyards without much notice is the occasional destruction of
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November 23, 2009
In our desire to provide sources of nectar for insects, we often are tempted to plant exotic plants which can
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November 16, 2009
While working in the yard I came across an interesting mystery bug that is still making itself known in a
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November 16, 2009
Lemon Bay Preserve in southern Venice, FL, is an interesting place for many reasons, but it has some remarkable
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November 16, 2009
The real secret to learning new species of animals and plants is study and repetition, but one thing that
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November 6, 2009
Our Florida location is on a barrier island (Manasota Key) only a short distance from the mainland, but a very
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November 3, 2009
I came across a bald-faced hornet nest (actually a type of yellowjacket) in a tree while I was cutting brush.
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November 3, 2009
We just returned to Florida for the Winter and after several weeks of frosts at our VA farm, are enjoying
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October 21, 2009
As we prepare to flee to FL from the onset of Winter in our Virginia mountain farm, the first hard
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October 21, 2009
I was walking in the yard this morning and heard a group of bluebirds making a racket in one of
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October 21, 2009
We are having a glorious week of Fall weather here in SW VA- hard freezes at night and warm
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October 17, 2009
Here is a small (2 inch long) object that I originally found in our yard. Do you think it
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October 17, 2009
One of the things that provides the most fun in our daily search for enlightenment in the natural world is
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