My daughter and I have been walking most December days on a farm in Kearneysville, located in the easternmost county of West Virginia, it is only about 65 miles from Washington, D.C. There is a lovely little brook that gurgles through our favorite corner of the hay...
When it is cold outside, I take pleasure in reading about nature. Yes, I still continue to walk. Sometimes I just walk through the unfinished parking lot of a nearby shopping mall, and sometimes I walk on my daughter’s farm. Either way, the usual buzz of insects is...
Our human lifestyle has become so fast with cell phones, computers, email and fast automobiles, that we miss most of what is right before our eyes. We just zip past it! Whoosh! For those of us who are walking and looking, there are lots of small things to notice....
I was planting acorns recently, and noticed how the falling leaves from nearby trees formed a soft protective layer over the acorns. Many animals and plants prepare themselves for cold winter months. They are vulnerable to predation during this time by birds,...
As we walk along our late fall trails, what insects are we seeing? Insects are cold blooded, so when it gets cold, they can’t move quickly to get away from predators. It is a dangerous time for them. In spite of that, many will come out in the middle of a sunny day to...
