Spring Ephemerals: Marsh Marigold, Prairie Violet, Winter Cress
MARSH MARIGOLD (Caltha palustris) Looking for gifts of “gold” in the beauty of nature? Look no further than the perky, yellow...
Spring Ephemerals: Blood Root
"Here Today...Gone Tomorrow" The word "ephemeral" means short-lived or lasting for a brief time. In the case of spring flowering...
Prairie Burn
“To rise, first you must burn.” ― Hiba Fatima Ahmad In April, I had the unique opportunity of witnessing and photographing a prairie burn...
Runt of the Litter
"In a group of animals, a runt is a member which is smaller or weaker than the others. Due to its small size, a runt faces obvious...
Textures of Life...
"Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most limited means." ~ Heinrich Heine GROUNDCHERRY POD...
Piglet Cuteness!
The same day that we moved into our temporary rental at Dorothy's Grange in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, two pregnant Sows gave birth to...
Expansive Skies
In the country, people live larger! The sky is more expansive; signaling the scale of the earth in the bigger scheme of things. One of...
On Assignment: Dorothy's Grange
For the next couple of months, I have the opportunity to be a part of life on a 50-acre farm nestled in the rolling hills and valleys of...
