Are we secretly scared of nature?

McDowell Sonoran Preserve by Dru Bloomfield

Nature, red in tooth and claw. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

I’m driving down Metcalf Avenue. A sign catches my attention:

Deer Creek Preserve.

Ah, nature! Perhaps I should stop off to enjoy it.

Nature names no nature

Don’t let names  fool you -

South Creek, Fieldstone, Shadow Brook, Tallgrass Creek, Forest Creek, Heatherwood, Silver [...]

S'Mores and Sleeping Bags Beat Hawaii

New Tent by Paul Carroll

Today’s post is by guest Roy Scribner, otherwise known as Camping Blogger.

This weekend, Saturday June 26th, marks the annual Great American Backyard Campout, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation®.

Back yard camping is the perfect way to be in the moment in your nature garden and to learn more about the [...]

Benjamin Rabbit Defends

I’ve been learning some great nature gardening tips from Carole Brown over at Ecosystem Gardening. If you’re wondering what to do with all the sticks which fall from the trees in your yard, Carole has the answer. Make a brush pile.

So, after the most recent storm, when a whole pile-worth of [...]

Small Fry Outdoors by Caroline Webster

Small Fry Outdoors – Copyright Katrina Crook and ABC Books, 2008

Small Fry Outdoors is a 143 page paperback book stuffed full of outdoor kids play ideas and inspiration.

Caroline Webster of Caro & Co, otherwise known as Salisbury Downs, very kindly sent me a copy of her book all the way from Australia to review [...]

How to Make a Winter Bird List

Cedar Waxwing 1 by Bob MacInnes

Here I’m going to tell you how to make a winter bird list for your area. I made a winter bird list for Kansas, you can make one for wherever you live using the same steps. It can be a list for your nature garden, or it can go [...]