This morning, I read an article about the Monarch butterfly’s plight in the Washington Post. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a significant proposal to declare Monarchs a threatened species. Scientists are saying the species is on the decline. The … Read More

To conserve, restore, and create healthy landscapes – That’s the mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Southwest Austin. Through innovative research, the center focuses on showing the beauty and usefulness of native plants in everyday life. It … Read More

It is no wonder that the Latin name for a daisy flower is Bellis perennis (pretty everlasting). With so many varieties, a daisy flower is generally called a common daisy, lawn daisy, or English daisy, for example. This particular photo … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #321 – Intentional Camera Movement I was excited when Anne (of Slow Shutter Speed) presented the theme for this week’s lens artists challenge. She wrote she had “never really attempted to do this except for the occasional image.” … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #300 – Delicate Ann-Christine brought us a tremendous challenge this week, and what a celebration it is to mark 300 Lens-Artists Challenges! She invited us to think about the word delicate’s meanings: “Exquisite, Fragile, Subtle, Elegant.” One thing … Read More

The first Saturday in May marks National Start Seeing Monarchs Day. Let’s celebrate the day and attempt to help save this endangered species. First, though, let me give you the story behind the photo. I had gone to Berry Springs … Read More

— Recently I came upon a blog by a photographer named Denzil. He is based in Belgium, and the blog is simply called Denzil Nature. Nothing else is needed to describe what his blog is all about. In the blog, … Read More

— Spring 2023 is off to an excellent start for wildflowers and pollinators. The weather has been varying quite a bit since the beginning of the year. As a result of that, and unseasonably warm winter temperatures, many wildflowers began … Read More

— June 22-28 is National Pollinator Week 2020. The health of pollinators is critical to our environment and ecosystems. You can see an assortment of pollinators here in these pages from bees to bugs and birds. Each one plays an … Read More

— In 2008 we had an adventurous vacation in the beautiful country of El Salvador. With a native friend preparing the itinerary for us, we were blessed with a most perfect vacation. Everything worked out well without a glitch. One … Read More