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Spring is in the Air (and in the Ground)
When the pear tree’s pollinators finally arrived, they arrived in encouraging numbers. Hoverflies were the first wave, pretending to be bees. A wave of true bees followed. Happily, a few Question Mark...
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Light
I can’t remember noticing, before, how the light changes as spring progresses. The yard’s surfaces absorb and reflect, soften and sharpen the sun’s new angle. Bees appear to fly through light, not...
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Macro Views
Spring makes me wish for a more powerful macro lens. I want to capture all of the delicate splendor of the yard as it wakes from winter. I use words like “corolla” and “calyx” in poems, and name...
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Monarch Caterpillars, Milkweed, and a Publication Note
After our successful Monarch Butterfly experience in 2014, I spent much of last summer eagerly anticipating a new crop of caterpillars. Late in September, they arrived. Despite the fact that the...
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Spring Arrivals (Arachnophobia alert!)
As spring accelerates toward summer, everything is growing and blooming and nesting. Sun is the catalyst, speeding life along. Sometimes a shadow overhead interrupts the yard’s chirrup and flutter. But...
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