Some Prairie Enthusiasts came to the farm for a tour yesterday, to look at butterflies and prairies. It was great fun. We spent the morning looking at driveway and wetland butterflies, and the afternoon climbing up to some of the upper planted prairies and remnants.
Category Archives: 2009
Journal for July 7, 2009
This has been a good week for moth adventures. Two female Promethea hatched from the cocoons Ian and I found last winter, they mated, and now I have lots of eggs. And several more of my captive moths hatched, so I finished some life cycles.
Journal for June 27, 2009
I’ve had the flu for the last week or so, so I’ve been inside more, with more time to do blog posts.
Journal for June 24, 2009 – A visit to Iowa
This week I visited a friend’s farm in north-eastern Iowa. She’s doing some of the same things I’m doing here – planting prairie in old crop fields, and restoring oak savanna areas. It’s a gorgeous place – we had a great time in spite of the 95 degree weather.
Journal for June 14, 2009
More insects! It’s a good time for them – warm moist weather – and interesting ones are everywhere. Continue reading
Pollinators
A question that I’m often asked is why we don’t raise honeybees at our farm. I thought I would write a post to answer that question.
Mating Mourning Cloaks – April 15, 2009
Journal for June 1, 2009
As usual, I’m way behind on blog posts. I have too many photos, so I’ll divide them up and – hopefully – do several posts in a row to get caught up. Continue reading
Journal for May 10, 2009
Spring has come in now with warm winds, and light rain. The leaves are expanding and getting visibly greener every day. Continue reading
Journal for April 29, 2009
As we drove back to town last week, we turned a corner and found three Sandhill Cranes in the middle of the road. Fortunately it’s a quiet county road, and there was no other traffic. Continue reading