Squish, squish. With each step I feel how soft the ground is, how wet it is, how fragile and unstable it feels as it shifts under my feet. It's hard to believe that this ground is the same ground …
Ants
When I think of spring's arrival, I like to think of crocuses, sounding the all clear to alert the other flowers in my garden that it is time to come out and bloom. "The weather is fine, come out and …
Garden Bloggers Watching Out For One Another
Lookie what I got in the mail a few weeks ago! It's a Valentine's Day card featuring of all things... a hoe. Kylee of Our Little Acre saw this 1950's Valentine's Day card for sale on Etsy and said …
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Seeking Direction?
Another fascinating bit of insect lore, gleaned from the pages of “Insect Friends and Foes” by William Atherton DuPuy (1925). The mantis knows the way! “Its very name, mantis, means diviner, or …
A Surprise Meeting of SGAFO, Just For Fun
Bumblebee on a Zinnia Welcome! You’ve come to the right place if you are looking for the SGAFO meeting. SGAFO, you may remember, is the Society for Gardeners Aged Fifty and Over. I was pleased to …
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Our Insect Friends and Foes
I recently purchased a new-to-me book on entomology, "Our Insect Friends and Foes" by William Atherton DuPuy (The John C. Winston Company, 1925). It is part of a Romance of Science series of …
