Jasmine loves to sink into the muck. She loves to scare the Great Blue Heron. Bonus points if he makes that crazy squawk. The Green Herons h...

He was still a young rat snake ( Pantherophis obsoleta spiloides ). But was relocated away from the chickens, just in case. Hubby's birt...

Things got a little intense last night. We were narrowly missed by a tornado! A waning storm suddenly intensified. We ran to our safe place ...

It's all anyone ever mentions. Poor Cyrano of butterflies, with his enormous... panache. But that eye! ----- A very agreeable butterfly:...

It may appear normal, but this duck egg is missing its shell and is covered only by a thin membrane. Chickens lay eggs at any old time of da...

(Click for extra-large version of beady eyes.) Do you suppose praying mantids have religious disputes? Is there a pope of European mantids, ...

Over the weekend we celebrated birthdays. We just mushed them into one, since all are within about 3 months: mine, Mom's, brother's,...

Purpure . They could add: Of wildflowers, Ironweed.

More natural graffiti ----- Stu , Ron , and Chris all did the same "Things I've Done" type meme. I noted that there were thre...

I don't have to read it. I wrote it! ----- Black and Yellow Garden spider, aka Golden Orb Weaver, aka Writing Spider ( Argiope aurantia ...

** Update **! I changed the name of this post (from "Dewy") after Wayne pointed out that it's not dew in the photo, but gutta...

We've gotten into the habit of not even checking the game cam this summer, since it was so warm that the infrared sensor never took any ...

Tigger melons. They don't have a ton of taste, but they sure do look cool. I believe they originated in Armenia, and they're alleged...