This interesting fungus is growing on a stump near the barn. Again, I’d look it up and identify it if I could find the box with the nature books . . . anyone know what it is? Photo by LauraP

The mint blossoms in the terrace garden buzz with bees all day long. They’re too pollen-drunk to bother with us humans as we brush past
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Tansy blossoms on the terrace garden at the farm. The tiny brown seeds in the lower right corner are from the Queen Anne’s Lace that
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Two days ago we spotted a young 9-banded armadillo in the front yard at the farm. I’d have taken a picture, but who knew they could run that fast? I have no experience with armadillos, aside from counting roadkill in the southwest. Will they be garden pests? Must I learn a whole new pest deterrent
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A fun room for a 14-year-old, but those sparkly hot pink stripes might be a little distracting while I’m trying to write the Great American Novel. Photo by LauraP

Five coats of paint later, my new office is more ‘me’. Photo by LauraP