Spring Arrives, Fresh and Colorful

I was excited to have recently visited the local arboretum, but its so early in the season that the only flowers in bloom were daffodils and tulips. I don’t know what kind of tree the last photo is, but the clusters of flowers were just lovely. It was a beautiful 70 degrees, partly cloudy and…

Earth Day 2023 – The Significance of Insects

Today is Earth Day, the annual celebration observing the environmental movement and raising awareness focused on protecting the Earth’s natural resources. This year I chose to honor insects because most are disliked, stepped on and not paid any attention when in truth, they are a mighty force that must be given the same attention as…

April is Earth Month – Create a Small Scale Habitat

A Couple of Funny Stories Years ago I moved into a second floor apartment that was facing a man-made lake that I thought would be a perfect place to create a pot garden on my little balcony. To make life easy for myself I kept a large watering can near the sliding glass door. One…

Neighborhood Nature – The Desert Cottontail

Thanks to my blog friend in Hawaii (Beach House Hawaii), I’ve created a post about the charming cottontail rabbit. I came upon these cottontail rabbits in the images below by chance, they live in my neighborhood, I was grateful they didn’t flee because they run about 19 miles an hour. I found that the key…

Happy World Wildlife Day

On this World Wildlife Day, “The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we’ll start thinking of doing something about it.” ~ Jim Fowler This year I’m celebrating World Wildlife Day by remembering that it is up to us to remember our…