Whitetail Deer – The Iris and the Lily

Beyond Clothed Trees

Autumn, Nature, Pennsylvania

Did you hear it? Did you see?

What hides amongst clothed trees

Wind whipped branches striped of leaves

Let’s us peek through unclothed trees

Near the ground out of sight Ready for a long cold night

One last leaf swirling round – CAUGHT

Other Side of the Stream

Eastern Gray squirrel, Nature, Pennsylvania Wildlife, Photography, Red Fox, Whitetail Deer

A ribbon of water only inches deep separates a quaffed garden from Gaia’s wild unkempt landscape. Hidden amongst logs, within towering trees and in secluded glens her children live out their lives often unseen by human eyes. But today the veil was lifted and for a moment in time I was invited in…

Life in the Garden

Certified Wildlife Habitat, gardening, insects, Lehigh Valley, Macro, Nature, Painted Lady, Whitetail Deer

AS A GARDEN AGES – LIFE INCREASES

WHAT BEGAN AS A FEW PLANTS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN OASIS

Terraced garden behind home — Twelve years ago this did not exist. It was a grass slope up to the steps. What will the pollinator garden look like in twelve years?

A REFUGE FOR ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Native bee on white cone flower — Native bee on our native Echinacea

TAKE A MOMENT, LOOK CLOSELY AT A FLOWER, LOOK TO THE TREES …

Sweat bee on native Turk's Cap lily — Sweat bee on native Turk’s Cap lily

The Eyes are the Window to the Soul

Amphibians, Autumn, Birds, Certified Wildlife Habitat, Eastern Garter Snake, Nature, Whitetail Deer

When William Shakespeare said “The Eyes are the window to your soul, he was no doubt talking about the human soul. To equate a soul to an animal can become quite a contentious debate. Having spent my adult life in stewardship to our Mother Earth I absolutely believe all her children have souls. When I look into their eyes I see their connection to the earth, an understanding of this place they call home. Their connection is often deeper than ours. They are part of a web many of us have turned away from. Take a moment and try to connect as they do.