Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; February 23, 2025
If water, air, soil and fire are the four primary elements, it takes seed as a
fifth element for humans to make the first four equal life here on earth.
Seed is life.
~ Jennifer Jewell
What We Sow, Timber Press 2023
More plant IDs updated
by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; February 18, 2025
Two more plant IDs have been updated in the new format layout.
Check out Darmera peltata (umbrella plant) and Dodecatheon media (shooting star).
Teaser Tuesday
by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; February 18, 2025
Came home the other day to find a merlin just like this one perched in my chestnut tree.
No other birds to be seen anywhere in the garden. Go figure.
Did you know?
by Leslie Cox; Monday; February 17, 2025
Did you know…
…worms have existed for about 600 million years?
There are approximately 34,000 different species of worms worldwide with many of them so small you need a microscope in order to see them.
The one pictured here is the larval form of a stiletto fly species. It looks very much like a wireworm, but white. However, unlike the wireworm, this guy is very much a good guy. It is an avid predator of larvae and pupae of numerous species which reside in the soil.
So, if you happen to uncover it whilst digging in the soil in the spring, leave it alone. It will quickly bury itself under cover again.
Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Sunday; February 16, 2025
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
~ Confucius
