2022, 09 September
In Our Skies
About once a year, Earth passes between the Sun and Neptune. This event is called an opposition because Neptune is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, rising around sunset and setting around...
My Wonderful Adventure
Blue-winged Warbler. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. Before I started my twenty-four-hour birding adventure, I knelt beside our creek and looked into the water. As I did, I prayed for a successful birding...
Covers, September 2022
Coppersmith Barbet. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Basset hound and common sailor butterfly. Photo © Dreamstime.com.
Caption This, September 2022: Snowy Owl
Bird Day
Prothonotary Warbler. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. The adventure started at dawn. The young birders still slept. The lovely smell of honeysuckle braced the morning. As the early rain squall dripped to...
A Grandma’s Story
Mudpuppy. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Grandma stood on the flat top of the stone wall, enjoying the cool evening air. A small spring-fed stream lined with stone walls flowed through the yard, under the...
Study Guide Puzzles, September 2022
Invisibles, September 2022
Aquila
Barnard's E. Photo © CC by SA-3.0 Aquila, the Eagle, is a mid-sized constellation that lies right along the summer Milky Way.The brightest star in Aquila is Altair. Two somewhat dimmer stars lie on...
We Like Water Wildlife
Marsh with wild phlox. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. The twists and turns of the Big Spring are a water-life paradise. Flowing, rippling watercress and waving mosses grow in the waters. The clear...
Cool Season Cover Crops
Buckwheat cover crop. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Cool-season cover crops are what many people think of when cover crops are mentioned. While not providing the biomass and carbon gain of warm season C4...
Wondernose: What bird is named for its beard?
Coppersmith Barbets. Photo © Dreamstime.com. You might think our mystery bird’s name will start with the word “bearded”—as in “Bearded Warbler” or “Bearded Flycatcher.” But no, our bird’s name is...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, September 2022
Recipes: Corned Beef, Reuben Sandwich Stromboli. Recipes: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.
