Go Nuts on Squirrel Appreciation Day or Any Other Day for That Matter

Hey, I know I am late passing on my appreciation to the little tree rats, but did you guys know we had Squirrel Appreciation Day last week. I knew on Saturday, January 21st but as usual, there was a post up I did not want to pass on. So, with great honor, I pledge to appreciate squirrels and let them have their way in my garden.

After all, I have every city squirrel paying a visit during the course of the day. It used to be only Gaylord and Gilbert, but that really did not last long. At one time, the garden may host more than twenty squirrels. Continue reading

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W4W – Reflection in Photos

There is a lot of reflecting to do!

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Stark Raving Mad Bees and Nature’s Own Horror Movie

Not a bee, but a Syrphid Fly with a Fungus, but you can see how cruel nature can be. This fly was alive and still feeding.

I read a most interesting take on colony collapse disorder (CCD) from an article on January 4th on the WordPress EcoPressed site. The article was written by Bryan Walsh on Time Science Ecocentric blog, entitled Zom-Bees: How Parasitic Flies Are Turning Honeybees into the Buzzing Undead. This started my research into Nature’s own horror movie episodes. Continue reading

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Month in Tens – January 11 -20

Shooting the Ordinary – When Pretty is Not the Point

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