Northern Honeysuckle ( Lonicera villosa ) Also called Mountain Fly-honeysuckle.  I think it's been renamed as Lonicera caerulea...

I have always had more than a passing fancy for herbs and their many uses.  As my interest in learning about wildflowers grew, so did my int...

Researchers from the University of Iowa have reported that nepetalactone , a chemical found in the leaves of Catnip ( Nepeta cataris ), is...

Television bores me.  So, I read.  Or listen to audio books while I craft.  I have dozens of nature related books at my disposal, but I do l...

Because it is THAT time of year, I am duplicating a previous post for ***  My favorite flowers of all, the spring ephemerals! One of the ph...

This poor little kitty wasn't too sure what to wear today. For more interesting Camera Critters, click HERE !

Early last summer, I had a surprise visit from an Orchard Oriole, quite uncommon in my neck of the woods.  In an effort to entice him to sta...