Sunday, May 17, 2015. We visited an Ozark fen that had been used in the 1970s as a recreational mud pit for trucks. The deep muck almost swallowed my colleague as he sank to his knees in beautiful black fen soil. He came out with a monster-sized devil crawfish whose turrets and tunnels coursed through the fen. This fen is dominated by uncommon sedges and ragworts today, but I wonder what we lost during the 1970s. Friday, May 08, 2015. Native to Missouri, yes, but what region? .

Reflections on environmental education, conservation, wildlife issues, and birds; primarily of Southwest Missouri. Thursday, July 19, 2012. A River Runs Through Lindenlure. Eeyore shook himself, and asked somebody to explain to Piglet what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time. It had always been the case that law-abiding and respectful people could freely access .

Live well in your garden! Thalictrum and Cimicifuga, Jonathan Galassi. 8220;I love your filigreed purply curls. 8220;I love your pompous white spikes. Look at them swaying there out in the wind,. Each genus has numerous different species, literally hundreds. I would love to hear your interpretation of this poem! Garden poems and verses.

News, announcements, events, and ruminations about my novel series, including Slant of Light and This Old World, and about creativity, fiction, Missouri, the Ozarks, and anything else that strikes my fancy. Asymp; Leave a comment. I settled in for a good show. Four or five minutes passed. As I waited, I became more aware. The distant hum of traffic on I-70.

For many Missouri has always been a jumping off place, some place to leave while heading further west. For me, Missouri is home. This is an exploration of the wild, natural beauty of Missouri, of its rivers and hills and spring fed creeks, of the place I love and am proud to call home. The Missouri Design for Conservation Sales Tax. Sunday, August 14, 2011. Late Summer at James A. Sunflowers planted at James A Reed for wildlife. One special treat was to see several fie.

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