Category: 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 acorns buried last fall below They find what they need to eat for the day…

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 many colors you could pick from the crayon box  On a daily routine, more precise…

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 day  Coloring the horizon a beautiful way  yet God can hold it in his hand …

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 little chick hatch In South America up in a kapok treeIs where you’ll find…

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 as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, or naked ladyWhatever you want to call her the Amaryllis…

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 like monkeyson the branches up there Jumping from limb to limbwithout a bit of fear…

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 trees thistles With a sound that’s a loud string of clear two-parted whistles,  songs last…

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 on a show There not a Lilly or RoseNot as sweet to the nose But…