Well, Spring has finally arrived, at least according to the calendar.  One thing to notice for sure is the heightened bird activity – seems like its all about a mate and location, location , location.  You may have noticed that some species are uniquely territorial by nature- the common House Wren and the Northern Cardinal  […]

 They say that “hope springs eternal”- this Spring I have a lot of Hope for one of my latest ventures into all things native.  At the bend we have a small creek which borders the East and North sides of our property in St Louis County.  The creek makes a big sweeping bend to form the property edge.  Last […]

Hard to imagine just a couple of weeks ago we were admiring the grandeur of fall colors.  The gold, orange and crimson lit up the countryside, and when the sun hit them just right- it was hard to beat good fall color!  Perhaps you were amazed at the brilliant planting along one of our state […]

One of the joys of all things native is the increased insect, bird and mammal activity which follow shortly behind the use of native species in the landscape.  As the seasons pass the bird activity in particular changes, at our home we feed the birds year round.  Having five different species of woodpecker frequent our […]