I think everybody is a little bit weird. I also believe that the secret to ultimate happiness is finding people who are compatibly weird. This is a story of compatible weirdness. My husband was a very well respected builder in … Continued
I was still lost, deep in a much needed sleep, when I felt a gentle backward kick from my husband beside me. ‘He’s just rolling over,’ I thought, as I struggled to hang on to the last vestiges of the … Continued
During 2020, when I was going a little stir crazy being stuck at home, I decided I wanted to use all of the scrap lumber and other materials I had around the house and yard to build a new structure … Continued
So to help Celebrate NWF’s Garden for Wildlife™ 50th Anniversary, I encourage you to take a closer look at nature. Cut down on the chemicals in your landscape. Plant some native plants. And learn to share your yard with the critters that were here before you!
Habitat loss is one of the greatest factors contributing to the extinction of species on this planet. Depending on what part of the country you live in your backyard wildlife could include gopher tortoises, rabbits, deer, bobcats, foxes, hawks, squirrels, … Continued
Nothing brings life to your yard and garden like an abundance of colorful, carefree butterflies! Since there are over 700 species of butterflies in North America, providing any type of flowering nectar plant will probably attract one or two to … Continued
I live on a beautiful two-acre piece of wooded property that is home to a lot of wonderful wildlife. One of my favorite creatures that have always been here, even before we built our home, are the barred owls. Barred … Continued
The first thing I do every morning, even though it is still dark when I wake up, is to go outside and take a walk around our little woods and start counting the birds and other forms of wildlife that … Continued
“If the stars came out only once in a lifetime, all of us would be out to see them and would be left speechless by the grandeur of that sight…but when they shine every night we go for months without … Continued
“To go fishing is the chance to wash one’s soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of sun on blue water. It brings meekness and inspiration from the decency of nature…all men are … Continued