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Daily Photo: The Panther and the Birthday Party

A sleek black panther was strolling through the wild grasses this afternoon! Mimi was imagining herself as a panther strolling through a meadow in search of…well, she was in search of just the right blade of grass. She’s typically not interested but it looks so luscious even to me, especially

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From the Archives: The Old Man in the Garden, 2006

My “old man”, Stanley, at the age of about 24, enjoying the warm bricks and sun in the garden on April 30, 2006. Spending more and more time in my garden in spring, and especially yesterday, a bright and warm day much like the one you see here and my

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: What’s Growing in Your Backyard?

THINGS ARE SPROUTING every minute out there in your yard, so it’s time to get out there and get to know your friends! Yes, everything that grows out there is your friend in one way or another, even the dandelions, and maybe even the poison ivy. . . . .

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The Butterfly and the Forget-me-nots and the Healing of the Earth

Last year at this time in April I took a typical walk across my backyard to the compost bin, carrying my camera, of course. The forget-me-nots were a happening place afternoon, in their fullest bloom, flower stems waving with the weight of various bees and other insects. And butterflies were

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Begin in Spring to Control Fleas

Fleas, like most other insects, live everywhere around us and it’s how we manage our surroundings that helps to control their populations. Like managing mosquitoes, for instance, by eliminating still pools of water where they can breed, you can also manage the flea population around your yard without the use

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Poetry Inspired in My Backyard

This morning I looked out on a tentative sun shining upon a light overnight snowfall, the delicate beauty of light and shadow and the cold air full of sparkling snowflakes. Of course I took a few photographs and then I grabbed my pastels and sketched that even before I sketched

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Modifying Your Design

Such potential! It’s almost time to plant the peas…and a little bit of snow on my garden this morning didn’t deter me from dreaming of what this year’s garden would look like, and remembering happy warm and sunny summer mornings out there with my feline supervisers. I’m happily planning out

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Attract Birds With Homemade Treat Cakes

Among the requirements for my Backyard Wildlife Habitat, I provide food and shelter for native wild bird species all year round because aside from being fun to watch, they are an important insect guard in my vegetable garden. In winter, however, I am compelled to put feeders up everywhere I

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Living Green With Pets: Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin!

October is the month for pumpkins! Get some fresh organic pumpkins now to process for your pets, snacks for yourself, and free bird seed for your feathered friends. If you haven’t noticed, pumpkins are coming into season. In part it’s because they are elemental in our Halloween tradition, color, shape,

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Start Planning Now

Leaves are beginning to fall, migrating birds are settling in, my favorite wildflowers, the autumn asters, are blooming and I’m planning what I’ll grow and do in my yard next year. Enjoying the experience of an mild autumn afternoon or helping the birds through a cold winter day is a

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