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…]
Greetings, subscribers. Welcome to the 8th post about Earth Care. It’s an article by my friend, the naturalist and author, Peggy Sias Lantz. Let’s learn a little something about her favorite bird and what it does that delights her. My Favorite Bird: the Chuck-will’s-widow by Peggy Sias Lantz Before my … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. Today, in this series on Caring for Mother Nature, we learn about the leaping Sandhill Crane in a short essay by my friend, the naturalist and author, Peggy Sias Lantz. Enjoy! Photo from: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/photo-gallery/303217321 The Sandhill Crane by Peggy Lantz Recently, I saw our resident pair of Sandhill … [Read more…]