Nature

(Squirrels playing around the Oaktree The first thing this morning that’s what I see The snow didn’t keep them inside today They were anxious to get out and play Digging down deep in the glistening white snow Searching for the...

There’s not a more beautiful sight in the soft blue sky  Then a flock of birds as they fly way up high  A tiny life with two small sturdy wings  Who-can put in words the happiness watching birds brings  So...

How many hours have been spent looking at a majestic sunset  I doubt very seriously that’s been calculated yet  there’s something all inspiring to the eye  When the sun catches the particles in the sky the sunsets every evening each...

Harpy eagles mate for lifeThe female lays two eggs of white a large stick nest up high in the treeand together they raise one bird chicky After the first chick hatches if you wait and watch58 days later you’ll see...

The Amaryllis has two species not the sameIt is a small genus of flowering bulb called by several names She is sold in winter months, related distantly to the Lillyshe grows indoors and flowers even though outside it’s chilly known...

All kids love to climb up treesIt’s not just an activity for the bees What can you spy, from way up highOn a limb in the Oaktree I can see everything from up herebut no one can see me Climbing...

Red cardinal Cardinals are monogamous birds whose relationships  are harmonious and romantic with musical quips The male and female sing duets to one another calling similar songs out to each other Both male and female Northern Cardinals sing, from a...

I love to gowhere the wildflowers grow Where beauty aboundsColor covers the ground A simple mixture of seedsAt first look like weeds They start out being blandWhen in full bloom, oh, how grand As the wind starts to flowThey’ll put...

American Robins pair-bond during the breeding seasonFemales are primarily responsible for building the nest who knows the reason She starts by building the nest that is made of twigs, mud, and dry grass leavesSometimes the nest will have string or...