It's about personal contact with nature, especially birds, native plants, and other wildlife in rural Iowa and farther afield. Whenever I can, I try to give nature a helping hand.
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A Dainty Fern
Fern fronds reach up through the fallen leaves as if summoned there by a magic wand.
Ferns growing on the forest floor
It’s a big patch, emerging loose and soft on the oak–hickory woodland floor. It spreads beneath several oaks, but it do...
Eastern Phoebe
The two birds perch near the open woodshed, keeping watch on their nest inside. I suspect it already has eggs.
They came home to Iowa in early March, while the trees were bare as bones and the grass was only dreaming of green.
Which is...
Gold Dust Lichen — Revisited
I walked by a certain river birch in southeast Iowa. Often I like to lay a hand against the trunk of trees who are personal friends. Say hello.
The bark had a spot of chartreuse, a flat wash of color that I hadn’t seen before.
From a dis...
Nearby Chipping Sparrow
A small sparrow watched me from a peach tree, not seeming to mind that I was watching back. It was a handsome bird with a red crown. It had stripes racing back through the eye.
You too might find one nesting in your backyard this spring. I...
White Trout Lily
Sunshine lit up the forest floor. Overhead, tall walnut and oak trees had no leaves yet. A white trout lily stood alone, just above the sparse new grass. Its petals arched in arabesques, as if lifting the flower above the earth.
White trou...
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I want to know birds. I grow native wildflowers. I like wild animals. It's my dream to give nature a helping hand. For our planet, and for my own soul.
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