I had no idea what surprise awaited me…it flipped a switch in my mind from That’s neat! to WHAT ELSE HAVE I MISSED ABOUT WINTERGREEN?
Butterflies, Moths & Skippers
Exploring Nature, October 2025
Nature highlights for October.
In Which a Water Lily Leaf Blows Bubbles and We Meet a Very Shy Caterpillar
Bubbles? Did I just see a lily pad blowing bubbles?
Autumn Trails
Come with me on another nature outing. Why is “fall” a name for this lovely season? What falls in the fall?
In Which I Saw a Hole in a Lily Pad…
What made that hole? I wondered. There in the lily pad leaf was a quarter-sized hole. To satisfy my curiosity, I lifted an edge of the lily pad.
Zooming to New Heights
Several years back, my brother bought me my latest lens as a surprise birthday gift after I mentioned that I was considering a lens suitable for capturing larger sizes of the moon. Little did I know that it would be that lens which would catapult my photography to new heights…
Pictures & Poems, August 2025
Enjoy our readers’ artwork submissions from the August issue.
The Silent Dance of the Luna Moth
On a peaceful spring evening, as the sun descended behind the towering maples and oaks of Pennsylvania’s deciduous forest, I witnessed one of nature’s most enchanting displays…
Exploring Nature, August 2025
Puffin rescue…migrations… August nature highlights.
Study Guide Puzzles, August 2025
Complete the acrostic and learn the name of the smallest species of giant silk moth!
Pictures & Poems, July 2025
Children’s drawings and poetry from the June issue.
Predator vs. Prey
A few of the amazing defense mechanisms God gave animals…
Flying Gems
On May 22, I saw it—a black swallowtail afloat on the breeze. Now was the time.
Exploring Nature, June 2025
Try sugaring for moths! Nature highlights for June.
Be an Alpine Giant for a Day
Dad, are you crazy? my son was probably thinking as our van rocked and shook in the 60-mile-an-hour gale…