We’re having our coldest weather of the winter so far.  It’s been -14F in our valley the last two nights, and -9F on top of the hill.  It’s up to 5 degrees above zero right now – at 10am with the sun shining.  So most of our days have been spent inside catching up on computer projects. Continue reading →

We spent the last few weeks of good weather finishing up two savanna clearing projects. Continue reading →

It’s been a spectacular fall – wonderful colors and beautiful weather. Continue reading →

It’s been a busy few weeks – we’ve had lots of visitors, and seen several new, interesting creatures. Continue reading →

Mike did some brush mowing this week, on the bluff above and behind Sumac Prairie.  Continue reading →

We’re having more wonderful late-summer weather.  We just had a great thunderstorm – thunder, lightning strikes – mostly just over the ridge, but one so close we could feel it.  And a rainbow at the end. Continue reading →

It’s that beautiful end-of-the-summer time.  We’ve had just enough rain, and mostly sunny not too hot days, and cool nights.   The clouds have been spectacular.

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It’s been a busy few weeks – lots of visitors and we’re still working on our mid-summer projects. Continue reading →

It’s really summer now – everything is lush and thick and growing.  It’s an especially good year for butterflies – we’ve been seeing hundreds of them everywhere. (Also – a snake alert for this post – for those who don’t like looking at snakes.  They come right after the butterflies.) Continue reading →

As usual, the spring has run away with me – there’s so much to do and photograph, and no time to write blog posts. Continue reading →