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Fae Mouse; or a Visit with an Eastern Harvest Mouse
Despite the commonality of some critters, I love to watch them just as much as any other — they’re all captivating. I recently watched and photographed an Eastern Harvest Mouse for a solid 20 minutes…....
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A Marsh Rabbit Baby, and a Few Fae
As promised in a recent post, I was lucky to sneak up on a baby marsh rabbit during a recent walk in our wetlands — not always the easiest thing to do with wild adult rabbits, let alone the babies....
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On the Wings…
It’s easy to see why the wings of birds were appropriated for heavenly messengers in early religious art. Their combination of delicacy and strength — of grace and sinewy power — is mesmerizing. There...
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A Luminescent Florida Leopard Frog (And a Few Fairy Frogs)
Hand in hand, with fairy grace, Will we sing, and bless this place. —William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream As we hiked the Apoxee Trail in the Grassy Waters Preserve, it was often flooded —...
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Sing a Song of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye, four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing: isn’t that a dainty dish to set before the King? The King is...
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Tree Tuesday: Fairy’s Staircase
Walking the Malachite Trail in the SWA portion of the most wonderfully pristine Everglades watershed of the Grassy Waters Preserve, an old tree displayed new life with a whimsical fungi arrangement — a...
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The Day the Sun Stood Still
A wee bit late of June 21, the formal date of the summer solstice — celebrated throughout human history as an astronomical turning point, when daylight reigns supreme. The word solstice is derived from...
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