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The Value of Drought

September 28, 2017

This year, spring and early summer had quite adequate rainfall. But as we slip into late summer and early autumn,... Read More →

September 25, 2017

A flash of white catches my attention, and my eyes scan in that direction. The diversity of shapes, sizes and... Read More →

September 21, 2017

The mallow family is quite extensive in the tropics, with fewer species as one proceeds poleward. The domestics probably most... Read More →

September 18, 2017

Just over a week ago, Bur Oak Land Trust held its fall Family Day at Belgum Grove, one of the... Read More →

September 14, 2017

If you’ve set foot outside in the past couple of weeks and found yourself in the vicinity of any flowers,... Read More →

September 7, 2017

Two decades ago I was still teaching Engineering Geology, with several weeks of lecture, lab, and field trips devoted to... Read More →

September 4, 2017

I’m taking a break by a small wetland pool, secluded in an area of willows with a small silver maple... Read More →

August 31, 2017

Barb and I recently sat out in the driveway, and watched last week’s cloudy eclipse come and go. And to... Read More →

August 28, 2017

Every walk outside is an opportunity to play Sherlock Holmes. There are mysteries under every leaf and around every corner.... Read More →

August 24, 2017

Last April I posted a blog about my large trellis array covered with flowering native trumpet honeysuckle. It’s still in... Read More →