Category: Naturalist
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The Elusive Spring Peeper
For years, decades, even, I’ve told myself that I was finally going to take the time at dusk to hunt down a peeper and take it’s picture. For various reasons – tired, lazy, busy, short season… I didn’t. Until this weekend. While I was at Mom’s little farm they were singing their hearts out, and…
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Marvelous Mushrooms
Fairy rings, toad stools, legendary poisons and delectable dinners, mushrooms give us so much. More than we give them credit for, actually. Fungus break down dead things and add nutrients back into the soil, making life a lot more pleasant than it would without decay. Fairy rings are actually a pattern created by saprophytic mushrooms…
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Forager’s Resources
Yesterday was the second of my guided forage walks at Longmeadow Farm in Lebanon Ohio, hosted by Queen of Tarts bakery. We’ll be doing the final one in September, so if you’re interested, reach out to Sydney at 513-435-3002 to reserve a spot – for $15 you get coffee and a breakfast pastry before the…
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Nature’s Art
nature’s art is unrivalled by any artist’s pen or brush. Header image: “snail in mosses” pen and ink, digital, by Cedar Sanderson
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Bees are not in Danger
I repeat, the bees are fine. Of course, before I get too much further, let me define bee in this context. So, these are a few of the bees I’ve photographed over the years. As you may be able to tell, I’m rather fond of the genus order Hymenoptera overall (see my Wasp Apologia for the…
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Bug Hunt
It’s well into summer, and I have done very little bug hunting. In spite of having acquired a macro lens for Christmas… Money can buy stuff. What it can’t buy is time. I mean, I keep seeing this nifty pen set I’d like, and I have money in the art account, but… But I don’t…
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Wilding Walk
I will be guiding a Forage and Birding walk at LongMeadow Farm in Lebanon, OH this coming weekend. Saturday July 7, at 10 am. If you can’t make this one, we will be doing two more, one in August and finally in September. I’m excited about this – I love to talk about plants, bugs,…
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Wild Edible Plants
I’ve been going through my posts and looking for stuff I’ve written on wildcrafting. Hopefully I’ll have the time later to do something more, in the meantime… I need to pull out a lot of files. Any interest in locals on going for a Forage Walk with me? It may happen, we’re working on a…
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Wild Lettuce
I was told about the amazing medicinal qualities of wild lettuce recently, and my immediate vocal reaction was “that’s interesting, I’ll have to do a little research.” What I didn’t say out loud, but was thinking, was which species? As it turns out, my internal commentary was the bit I should have said out loud,…
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Feed upon a Pollen Loaf
Last week we moved my grill and all it’s accoutrements over to the new house. Previously, it had been on a covered porch, and I kept the bags of charcoal out on the porch in their paper bags, but in a tote to keep it all more-or-less tidy. All this had been loaded onto my…
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Stolen Time
This weekend I managed some reading time. Yesterday, I managed some nature time. Feeding my soul tidbits to keep me going through this season in life where there is so much to be done, and so little time to do it in. Deadlines rushing up at you like a bull charging do tend to concentrate…