Although last week was not the first time we saw a tarantula here, it was the most recent; and we'd been concerned about why not; w...

Always praying mantises interest me and apparently others, as this particular blog has drawn a lot of comments from those who were curious a...

by Rain Trueax Tuesday was a morning of panic, which fortunately was eased by gaining information. That morning Paul had killed a bug in o...

The mystery of the butterflies started out as a simple photograph of butterflies as one afternoon we finally had the camera with us as we ...

When considering what a summer should be, this has been the perfect one for us here at the farm. Hot days but most of the time not too hot. ...

  wildflowers-- blue flags Lately my weeks do not have a pattern to them. There are, of course, those things I must plan-- like gettin...

These bees are on the move. May 13th we saw a very active swarm had settled into one of our pear trees. We were not sure if this was to be...

It was interesting for me to do a whole series, a week long, of bees and blossoms. It's been beautiful to see them hovering over the ap...

A good time to think positive... well, actually every day is good for that. This is one of my photos with the quote on my calendar for Apri...

July 2013 For the last year, off and on, we have been expecting that our oldest cat was on his way out. Rallying, he has surprised us t...