by michelle@aquavitacreative.com | Jun 9, 2021 | Articles & Stories
Somewhere in the darkness just ahead was what I was searching for. I had not seen it, but I was hearing it—a high-pitched, shrill, peep, peep, peep. Actually there were hundreds of peeps all around me. I was easing along the edge of a pond in a woods, flashlight in...
by michelle@aquavitacreative.com | Jun 9, 2021 | Articles & Stories
In the Beginning God Created…Snowflakes Snow is falling steadily. The ground is covered and wet snow is clinging to every branch and twig in the forest. Evergreen branches are drooping under the weight. It is night. The house is black and the yard light is on,...
by Lynelle and Sherrie Weaver | Jun 9, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Articles & Stories, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Insects & Arachnids
“You wouldn’t believe how yucky the holly bushes are!” Sheila breezed into our office, bringing with her the silken presence of fresh air. It was still March and the air was chilly, but alive with the hope of the spring to come. Cecropia Cocoon. Photo © Weaver Family....
by Michelle Beidler | Jun 9, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Animals, Articles & Stories, Mammals, You Can Draw, Submissions
Go to March 2021 for a Wolf Lesson
by Beverly J. Letchworth | Jun 9, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Articles & Stories, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Insects & Arachnids
A dab of bird dropping rests on a leaf. It must have landed there when a bird passed over. But wait! It’s moving. It’s not a dropping after all. It is a tiny caterpillar, its coloration acting as a camouflage against predators. This young caterpillar (larva) can stay...
