Try your mind at unscrambling these wildflowers!
Plants & Fungi
Study Guide Puzzles, March 2026
Sharpen your nature knowledge with these puzzles!
Winter Garden
Snow has fallen liberally, and my garden walks have been quick, leaving boot prints marring the perfect surface of the slowly melting snow.
Glass Ball Photography
I have always been fascinated with light shining through objects and with nature refracted in water drops.
Happy Houseplants
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive One of the best things to do on a winter Monday morning is to wander about the house admiring the deep green leaves of a few dozen house plants, splashing...
What Is God Like
We read about God, and are familiar with verses that tell us how He made the world. Does this mean He has time to notice the things we do?
Busy Bees Quiz
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Jessica Sanderson. Approximately how many days does it take for a worker bee to mature from egg to adult?a. 29 daysb. 24 daysc. 21 days If a larva...
Wintergreen’s Secret World
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?
Study Guide Puzzles, December 2025
Sharpen your nature knowledge with these puzzles!
Creation Close-ups, December 2025
Enjoy our readers’ photo submissions from the December issue!
Raising Tomatoes
If you have never raised tomatoes, here is a little introduction into a big topic.
A Tomato Tale
It was June 18, and I had NEVER had tomatoes ripen this early before…
Pink Flying Squirrels and the Truffle Hunter
As a former logger, I’ve said, “There can be surprises when felling a tree.” Last fall, while cutting down a dead oak for firewood, I had a few big surprises…
Creation Close-ups, October 2025
Enjoy our readers’ photo submissions from the October issue!
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?