Browsing: Qu’est Que C’est

Recycling a good story is a good thing, right? Well, I think so, and this story from Christmas Past is…

We all grew up with certain plants making their appearance around Christmas or Hanukkah – the Christmas tree being the…

Plants with colorful or tasty fruit are valued by many of us for their beauty, as food, or both. I…

When it comes to brightly colored flowers, humans are no different than pollinators that are attracted to them. We value…

I do enjoy seeing the many photos of autumn foliage shared by my friends who travel the East Coast this…

Of the many fall flowers that color our world, goldenrods are my favorite. For one thing, they were my mother’s…

The fall migration of birds is as good a time as any to channel the spirit of Judy Toups – the Grand Dame of Mississippi Coast Birding. In her memory, it is a great time to challenge yourself to make her joy of birding your own.

In the world of insects and spiders, imitating the looks or behaviors of a more aggressive creature is known as…

We all enjoy watching butterflies flitting about the flowers in our yards. But the adults are not the only life…

Summers are not complete without watching the aerial acrobatics of dragonflies as they chase down their prey on the wing.…

Most folks who know me, know that I love spiders…and some snakes (cue that song of old), but mostly spiders.…

Tomato lovers may not realize that they are eating a fruit from a family of toxic plants – the Nightshades.…

Humans are obsessed with the beauty of flowers over other parts of the plants from whence they come. In that…

Humans have a thing for counting things. As a child, I could tell you how many baseball cards or marbles I had in my collections. How many different kinds also mattered – the key concept of the term diversity.

I have lost track of the times I have been asked about ways to discourage hawks from feeding on backyard…

The ways that carnivorous animals hunt, capture, and devour their prey can be brutal. This is especially true for insects…