Greetings, readers. Today, we continue our series, Caring for Mother Nature, by my friend, the author and naturalist, Peggy Sias Lantz. This year, let’s learn more about the critters we share the planet with, like this odd little mammal—the opossum—a pointy-face creature you may have seen hanging around in trees. … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today we continue our series, Caring for Mother Nature, by my friend, the author and naturalist, Peggy Sias Lantz. This time, we learn about some gorgeous berries. As it turns out, my husband, Hoyt, and I have a large Beautyberry bush in our front yard. As I write … [Read more…]
NEWS FLASH: Arbor Day 2024, Florida The following is by my friend, the author and naturalist, Peggy Sias Lantz. If you are reading this on Friday, January 19, it is Arbor Day in Florida. As you may have read, the rules are different here. Arbor Day throughout the nation is … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. After taking a break to address cult issues in my blog yesterday, “Speaking of ‘Way’ Stories …” welcome back to the ongoing series of articles, “Caring for Mother Nature.” My friend, the author and naturalist, Peggy Sias Lantz., writes these for her church newsletter, and I offered to … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. As you probably know, recently Florida’s Gulf Coast and beyond suffered major damage from Hurricane Idalia. We live near Orlando, and only had some rain; however, in severely affected areas, included in that hurricane damage were many trees. How can trees recover? Often, that job is up to … [Read more…]