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Said the Spider to the Fly
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY ‘Will you walk into my parlour?’ said the Spider to the Fly, ”Tis the prettiest parlour that ever did you spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I have many...
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Meadow Teasing
Or the Tale of the Supposedly Lovely Meadow Plant Common Teasel Isn’t this a lovely green plant? Interesting, thorny and thistle-like with nectar for pollinators. Used in flower arrangements once...
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The Raptors Arrive
Photo Credit: Abdoozy at en.wikipedia “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” - Albert Schweitzer When I started gardening for...
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The Invasions Continue
The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man. ~Rachel Carson Lately I have been dealing with invasive plants in my...
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Fascinating Pollinators: Leafcutter Bee
Sitting in the garden, quietly reflecting can bring about many surprises. Recently one of those surprises was caught out of the corner of my eye. As I was sitting looking about at nothing in...
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Snakes Return to the Fall Garden
A warm early spring brought out the snakes around the pond in record numbers. I did some research and learned quite a bit about the Eastern garter snakes that were visiting. I expect to see them in...
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Playing In the Wildlife Garden
Winter has been playing in my wildlife garden already. The sudden cold gales blow in off the SE end of Lake Ontario and drift quickly across the land turning the sky to a gunmetal gray with a blue...
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Kissing the Earth
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” Thich Nhat Hanh I found this quote around the dawn of the new year, and was immediately taken with it. Do you ever read a quote and then are...
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Nature, My Teacher
Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher. ~ William Wordsworth Like many gardeners, I am fascinated with nature. What is that high up in the tree singing gleefully? Is that...
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Birds Stopping By To Be Counted
“Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.” ~Victor Hugo I enjoyed participating in the...
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Snow Birds
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” ― Robert Lynd March 20th came cold and full of snow. That week we received an additional foot of snow to add to all the...
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Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?
“Oh, Spring! I want to go out and feel you and get inspiration.” -Emily Carr Signs of spring are showing up weekly in my wildlife garden. Bluebirds are nesting, the swallows have returned,...
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Dreams in My Wildlife Garden
The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the...
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Watch Out for Pretty Flowers: Ragged-Robin
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught.” ~Baba Dioum I love cruising the back roads of central...
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Welcoming Critters-Rabbits Return
But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden, and squeezed under the gate! ~ Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit When you have a wildlife garden you are going...
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Welcoming Critters-Hummers Delight
Female Ruby resting In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous ~Aristotle This summer we have been getting up close and personal with the hummingbirds in the garden. Here in my...
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Welcoming Critters: Dancing Dragons
Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti This year the butterflies were strangely absent. There was but a handful...
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Welcoming Critters-Monarch Paradise
I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? ~Zhuangzi When I...
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All That Twitters is Gold
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings. ~Victor Hugo With the change in seasons, many birds come and...
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Welcoming Critters: 4 and 20 Blackbirds
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. ~Joseph Addison When I started this series, I wasn’t expecting to find so...
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