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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Summer Hummers
Sitting outside, eyes shut, I know that the hummingbird hovering beside me is a male. He’s slightly smaller than a female. His wings beat so fast they create a high-pitched hum. I open my eyes, and the rubies on his throat dazzle me.
Rubie...
Mayapple Fruit
I reached down to touch the yellowing fruit. I only noticed it because the leaves it was hiding under were withering away.
Picking a ripe fruit
At my touch, the fruit dropped into my hand. It was soft.
So the Mayapples were ripe.
A mont...
Henslow's Sparrow
I was doing nothing in an unmowed field, just feeling the peace of grass and wildflowers and listening to a blackbird. It was a while before I realized I was also hearing a bird that has become rare in Iowa — the Henslow’s Sparrow.
Singing...
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jack and I have lived near each other for a decade now. He changes a lot, and I enjoy his company in every phase.
In May, he waves at me from his pulpit in the shade garden. And I see how the plant got named for a preacher speaking from a...
Mourning Doves
Two Mourning Doves flutter into the redbud tree in my backyard. They settle close to one another, closer than most other birds sit. They look into each other’s faces, as if fascinated.
Between two Mourning Doves, a shared heart | Do you se...
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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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