Each year Eighty Acres experiences the magic and mystery of the the Monarch Butterfly's transformation from a tiny egg to a dancing...

The powerful diesel tractor and combine swept through the alfalfa and clover hay field rumbling the ground all around the mother turkey...

Often times dancing gently on the tree tops of Eighty Acres are the Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. They are the largest butterflies on...

Happy 4th of July! . I found this tall grass growing along the edge of my Pine trees. As the setting sunlight reflected off of its...

Each day I am at war with the raccoons as they constantly think up new ways to raid my bird feeders. No matter what I do, they outsmart...

The Ruffed Grouse makes it's home on Eighty Acres and is often heard beating it's wings making a drumming like sound. If threatened it...

My teachers did a great job of explaining sunsets as they are related to wavelengths and how sunlight strikes molecules. But not one...

Recently I was fortunate to discover a turkey nest on Eighty Acres. The nest was only a shallow depression and perfectly blended with...

A blood moon is often associated with doomsday prophecies, but on October 8, 2014, I approached the event with positive anticipation and...

Taking time to slow down and look at the little things on Eighty Acres can be rewarding. Thus is the case with the Bracken Ferns that...

With tottering legs, the fawns arrive on Eighty Acres in early May. Beautifully camouflaged and weighing only 6-8 pounds at birth,...

It's a long trip from Northern South America, but this week the Scarlet Tanager finally arrived back to Eighty Acres. The bird is...

Over the hill!! Grandson Benjamin rolls the holiday tree into the Eighty Acres Christmas Tree Graveyard. For over 20 years the Christmas...

Each year around April 1st the Earth Mother sends her Eastern Bluebirds back to Eighty Acres where ten Bluebird box nests await their...

Once again the Earth Mother reminded me to be patient when waiting for Spring to arrive on Eighty Acres. Two weeks ago nine inches of...