America has long been called a melting pot. People came from all over the world, and the combined cultures merged the best of the best in a stew of all the ingredients. At least that’s what I was told in public school. What was never really talked about, or maybe it wasn’t understood, was the…
Smack. “Well, that one isn’t making it to Mexico,” I said to myself as what I presumed was a Monarch butterfly bounced off the windshield at 70 mph. While their distinctive black and orange colors warn birds of their poisonous nature (something Viceroy butterflies mimic to enjoy the same protection), it doesn’t mean the butterfly…
Like most things in the outdoors and life, you’ll find the most excitement and interesting examples on the edges. Black raspberries love the successional edges of wood lots and fence rows.Making way for berries is yet one more reason to remove honeysuckle. Native to the area, they could be almost anywhere. Where you probably won’t…