The Scarlet Tanager winters primarily in Columbia and Bolivia South America and is scheduled to arrive back to Eighty Acres in the next...

The Eighty Acres trails are wet with slippery leaves and mud, with patches of dirty snow hiding in the shadows of large oak trees. I...

My younger brother was my best man at our wedding, but the fog has captured his mind and he now resides in a memory care unit. A...

Each dawn and dusk the battle between day and night takes place. From east to west, each side struggles for control. Each side knowing...

How often have we walked past a simple pinecone laying upon the ground? Why do we become blind to the beauty in the ordinary? Next time...

Leafless trees, frozen ground and darkness covers Eighty Acres in January. No sunshine for several days. A grayness shrouds my soul. But...

Just published. Seasons on Eighty Acres. A compendium of photos taken over 27 years that celebrates the Earth Mother's many moods and...

Whether we call it a sunset, sundown, dusk, evening, twilight, nightfall, or simply the end of the day, it is always a magical time. A...

Is sepia a color? It has been explained to me in a variety of ways. Kinda brownish, tan, cinnamon, nutmeg, rust, reddish brown,...

Long ago the wood fence posts rotted away and the farmer's once razor sharp barbed wire is now tangled and lost in the soil and tree...

I staked my claim on the golden hills and trails of Eighty Acres. Yes, there is gold in them "thar" hills. #Fallcolors #wisconsin...

Rarely seen on Eighty Acres, the perfectly camouflaged Walking Stick resembles an ordinary tree twig. The 2-3 inch long insect is colored...

Throughout the ages sumac has been used for many purposes. Such as...spices, beverage flavoring, tanning, medicines and pipe stems. But...

Just before the sun departed Eighty Acres, it paused and softly rested upon the Earth Mother's shoulder, And then with a fiery kiss...

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail stopped by Eighty Acres to sip sweet nectar from the garden phlox. #EarthMotherssecrets #wildlife...

Each year I place a monarch caterpillar and plenty of milkweed leaves into a mason jar and bring it into my home. It sits prominently...

Just after midnight on September 1st, my friend's trail camera snapped this photo of a black bear on Eighty Acres. It looks to be an...

I discovered the old window frame in an antique store. I placed it in my garden terrace and captured this window-like view of the Black...

Canadian forest fires fill the sky with smoke resulting in spectacular sunsets on Eighty Acres. #EarthMotherssecrets #sunsets...