The Importance of Milkweed to Monarch Butterflies
In November of 2013 we were horrified to read The Year the Monarch Didn’t Appear by Jim Robbins in the New York Times – the story of the dramatic decline in the […]
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Metamorphosis – a Caterpillar Becomes a Swallowtail Butterfly
[ This is Part Two of the story of Dilly the swallowtail – if you have not yet read Part One, please do so by clicking here! ] When Dilly, […]
When dill gives you a caterpillar, raise a butterfly.
I love putting together small, unusual flower arrangements all season long. I’ll start with forced forsythia branches, maybe some redbud branches and I’ll move on with the season to daffodils, […]
Brood II has emerged…
A few hours ago on my walk I came across the first live adult Brood II cicadas not only of the spring, but the first I’ve ever seen, ever. As […]
Greenbrook Sanctuary and its resident Great Blue Heron.
Here’s a moment of tranquility for you to start your weekend off right: A great blue heron presiding over the pond at Greenbrook Sanctuary, just a few short miles from […]
If children lose contact with nature they won’t fight for it…
A few extracts from an important article by George Monbiot: ‘The remarkable collapse of children’s engagement with nature – which is even faster than the collapse of the natural world […]
“Hi, chick-a-dee!”
Our two-year-old nephew took to birds early in his life, pointing them out and calling them “Bbah” to our delight. Owls soon became a firm favorite and he would flip […]
