Draco isn’t heavily populated with great telescopic targets, but the double stars and deep sky objects that do lie within the constellation’s boundaries are widely varied…
2022, 06 June Readers’ Issue
Focus Illustrated, June 2022
Build a Floating Blind for Waterfowl Photos
Waterfowl blind. Photo © Nathan Leinbach. One brisk morning at dawn, I drove toward the spot where I like to float my floating blind in the creek. I slipped on my waders and set my “ship” afloat.My...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, June 2022
Recipes: Krapsua, Sweet & Salty Trail Mix. Recipes: Caramel Strawberry Cream Roll Cake, Strawberry Pie.
Solarization and Tarping
Photo © Dogwood Ridge. Plastic sheeting is a valuable tool for managing garden beds without tillage. There are two different types that we can use depending on the need. One type is clear plastic...
Study Guide Puzzles, June 2022
June 2022, End of the Trail: Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl scratchboard art. Artwork © Hezekiah Swihart.
Rhyming Puzzle
Viewing Crystals with Polarized Light
Epsom salt crystals. Photo © Maria Carver. Viewing crystals with a microscope is lots of fun! Home grown crystals from sugar, salt, and other household items, are beautiful on their own, but some...
My Birding Trail
Yellow Warbler. Photo © Darren Shank. A while ago, I went to Bluff Point State Park with my family. We were going for the exercise of a 4½-mile (7-km) walk down to the bluff on a beautiful wooded...
My Half-hour Hike…
Henslow's Sparrow. Photo © Dreamstime.com. I was in a hurry because I wanted to go on a hike before dinner, and I had only half an hour of free time. I could not expect to see much of anything in...
A Glimpse at a Spider’s World
Jumping spider. Photo © Dreamstime.com. It was a pleasant late-summer day. I was helping my sister with the chores. We have a number of animals, so she appreciates help. Having finished my...
You Can Draw a Baltimore Oriole
You Can Draw a Downy Woodpecker Submissions
Turkey Encounter
Wild Turkey. Photo © iStock. Our family lives in the country with abundant wildlife. It is not unusual to see deer, turkeys, skunks, or pheasants in our yard. Most of the wildlife runs when we get...