Through Handlens and Binoculars

Okay, so maybe saying that orchids are weeds is a bit of a dramatic exaggeration.  However, while mowing the trails on our St. Joseph Count...

While taking the photograph below of a Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) plant in one of our native landscaping gardens, a skipper flew int...

Hmmm...   Yet another surprise.   Hope to have an update on this one later this year.

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may be aware that in the five years that Lindsay and I have lived on our property in North Lib...

Ever wonder what happens when fog freezes?  Well, we get frost flowers! They're not the same frost flowers as those that show up south o...

I'm beginning to wonder about this place. In the past, I have posted about finding a Big Brown Bat , Star-nosed Mole, and Least Weasel ...

Lindsay and I obtained possession of our 10 acre property and house across the street from a state park on April 30, 2007. We immediately be...

UPDATE 28 JANUARY 2010... After personally observing the Big Brown Bat discussed in this post, Dr. John Whitaker has told me... "The ma...

On December 19, 2008, northern Indiana was slammed with a freezing rain storm. While this storm led to many automobile accidents, down branc...

Lindsay and I have lived here in North Liberty since Spring 2007. From the time we moved in, we have kept a yard list for birds, reptiles, a...