April 8, 2024 Eclipse We watched the eclipse — it was surprising how much energy the sun puts off when the moon is mostly covering it! But we had the totality for just under four minutes, and it was dark … and “sunrise” was everywhere.
January 21, 2024 First Robin of 2024 Letting the birds out this morning, I saw the first robin of 2024!
October 27, 2023 Mushrooms When I went to let the birds out today, a whole forest of mushrooms had sprouted.
September 10, 2023 Wild morning glory Anya and I were picking apples from the farm today, and we happened across a wild morning glory: And an Anya:
September 9, 2023 Butterfly! When Anya and I were harvesting corn today, we found a butterfly on the corn stalks. It seemed like it was drying its wings – slowly flapping as it basked in the sun.
July 31, 2023 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly I found this guy stuck in our greenhouse this morning. I let him walk onto a leaf and carried him outside — and he quickly flew away.
June 5, 2023 Canadian Wildfire Sunset in Ohio There was so much haze today that the sun was a glowing pink disk this evening.