There he sits, in the snow
He’s waiting for life to sprout up from the frozen ground and produce lots of veggies. And my little stool just sits there, waiting for me to sit on it […]
Category Archives: Ecology
More of the magic of the earth
This old basket and I have been together in the garden for a few years. It fits over my arm and gives me both hands free for picking things […]
The shrinking of the garden
Well, we all get old(er.) The bad part is admitting it. OK, I admit it. The garden will be smaller next year. That rough area on the right will be […]
Groundhogs and bamboo and squash bugs, oh my!
Challenges, gardening challenges! Last fall we thought we had Wilbur living under the garage for the winter, and that was kinda cute and all, and one groundhog doesn’t eat that […]
Assateague Island National Seashore
One day while we were at the beach, we went to Assateague Island National Seashore. We could see the northern most end of the island from our back door, right […]
Lots of interesting animals along the shore of the bay
Spending a week right on the Sinepuxent Bay just across from Assateague Island and then the Atlantic Ocean, we got to see lots of the animals there. I never knew […]
What I never knew about horse shoe crabs
I knew they are one of the oldest living creatures, (them and cockroaches) that have survived in the same form for thousands of years. I knew there is nothing edible […]
Blessed with beauty and wildlife all around
I am blessed with the ability to still be able to maintain my yard and (modified) garden while getting old(er.), with a little help. I’m blessed to live in a […]
Now about Wilbur……….
Last fall I wrote a couple blogs about our resident groundhog (thief) Wilbur. https://sarasinart.net/2016/11/26/wilbur-wrote-a-blog/ Well, now there is more story about Wilbur, and I need to especially say that he is […]
Bamboo…….er, bird issues
In a previous post, I talked about the hundreds of birds coming to roost in my bamboo each night. https://sarasinart.net/2017/04/18/big-bird-problem/ The guano that that many birds produce can cause serious […]
