six on Saturday, 18 July 2026
If today's post were to have a title, it would be "The Good, the Bad, and the Oh! How Sad." I'll start with the good. Early yesterday morning I saw this delicate little Gray Hairstreak on the Echinacea purpurea. He spurred me on to look for some other interesting things to photograph on day so …
Wordless Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Wordless Wednesday, 8 July 2026
six on Saturday, 27 June 2026
Today's six come from photo practice for the 2026 Great Southeastern Pollinator Census, a citizen-science project, scheduled for 21-22 August, 2026. Taking part in the census doesn't require photography, in fact, taking part is really quite easy and doesn't require much time. It is as simple as the four steps below---and will provide valuable information …
Wordless Wednesday, 17 June 2026
six on Saturday, 9 May 2026
This Saturday I essentially have six plants illustrated without narrative. A few hours ago I returned from a three-day Alabama Master Gardeners Association conference and cannot responsibly manage much more at this time. But the conference was great, covering topics from Doug Tallamy's Home Grown National Park initiative to growing plants on the International Space …
Wordless Wednesday, 22 April 2026, Earth Day
six on Saturday, 11 April 2026
This week's six are an update on last week and two new additions to the garden. Before getting to those, though, I want to remind readers that they can find guidelines for taking part in this weekly posting pattern by going to Jim Stephens’ Garden Ruminations. My selections 1 and 2 followup on my previous …
After Eden 