Don't need a lucky penny, horseshoe or rabbit's foot, because today I found a four-leafed clover on Eighty Acres. How very rare they...

Each fall season brings a feeling of anticipation and change to Eighty Acres. There is a mood in the air of excitement and that something...

My days are often busy. Each day's schedule is filled with events, obligations, and often times a very long "to do" list. Yes, I must...

There is a special place on Eighty Acres known as THE CLIFF. It is a high point on the land, and offers a beautiful panoramic view of the...

After the storm, wet heavy snow held tightly to each tree branch turning Eighty Acres into a forest of old men with bent shoulders. As I...

Midnight on Christmas Eve. I watched the tail lights of the last guest's car depart Eighty Acres and knew the holiday bustle was over....

I had hoped you would stay with me much longer. But in the morning light, this passing season was gone.The dahlia's heads hung low, the...

During August and September the super generation of monarch butterflies slowly and silently depart Eighty Acres. They travel over 3000...

Born under the lilac tree, the fawn's first smells were the fragrances from purple lilacs, yellow dandelions and green grass. The...

The bear slowly stood and stretched his shaky legs, yawned, and after five months of sleeping, emerged from the safety of his winter den....

Let us hope that one's life is always filled with light. A light so bright that it cuts through the darkness and gloom of the world. A...

In October I sit under the bold leafy umbrella of my spirit tree, seeking refuge and renewal from the noise of everyday life. If I am...

As I turned the calendar page to October, I knew this month will bring the first fall frost and the dahlia's season will end. As usual,...

During the past week there was a stillness on the land, and then I realized you had left Eighty Acres and began your long journey back to...

In the days ahead, the Fall season will arrive on Eighty Acres. It will be a time when the Earth Mother sends her song birds on their...

Like an old friend that comes to visit once each year, the crab apple blossoms fill the springtime air with excitement, hope and glorious...

I have now lived on Eighty Acres for over thirty years and each spring some new treasure seems to surface upon the land. Over the years...

The maple trees are now in bloom and if you look carefully, you will find the Earth Mother's amazing helicopter seed factories are in...

After her heavy blanket of snow slowly melts away, the Earth Mother begins to awaken from her deep sleep. She slowly stretches her arms,...

On a recent cold and foggy night, the Earth Mother lingered over the land and gently placed rime ice atop each and every tree and plant....