Blue Jay Barrens

I’ve been paying special attention to a small pot of Potato Dandelion, Krigia dandelion .   This pot contains the plants that escaped , wi...

One of the great things about botany is the never ending opportunity to discover things weird and beautiful.   I’ve got a memory full of W...

I’ve had hundreds of encounters with Northern Fence Lizards at Blue Jay Barrens.   My most recent encounter has the distinction of being t...

While on my way to the garden, I discovered this Eastern Box Turtle sitting at the edge of the mowed path.   I recognized this female as o...

While walking the field trail I heard a commotion of Tree Swallows just beyond the next small hill.   Babies were yelling and adults were ...

I was preparing to dip some water from one of my rain barrels when I found this beetle floating inside.   It appeared dead, but its legs m...

As a youngster, I always thought of orchids as being extremely delicate plants that needed exacting conditions in order to grow and flower...