The Great Toad Migration!

Around the farm these past few days, the baby toads are hopping. They’re pretty much all heading south–to the Vermillion River? Or just to find a good place to burrow down in the moist soil and eat bugs?
We’ve had to be mindful of our feet, as they’re just about everywhere, and I am [...]

The Lovely Wild Columbine

I found this wild columbine growing in my backyard when I moved here.

After I constructed this north side garden four years ago, I introduced a few into the bed.

I let it re-seed itself freely because of its delicate beauty, which belies its hardy character.

The Morning After

It snowed pretty much all day yesterday (see previous post).  Now, it’s pretty much gone.
Ahh, the southern paradise of the Dakotas.

You Have Got to be Kidding

At 9am, it was raining.  Now this.

Anyone else starting to think Mother Nature’s sense of humor might be a little twisted?

Grape Vine Bunjee Jumping

Today looks to be a productive Earth Day on the farm, but it started with ice in the hoses, keeping me from watering right away. I’ll wait an hour or so for the sun to do its thing.
On tap for today: pulling the riparian grape “experiments gone wild” out of the middle garden, setting [...]

Weird (and wonderful) Science!

As a thwarted scientist myself (I blame it all on that creep of a high school advanced human bio teacher), I have to give a hat tip to one of my favorite science-related sites. If you haven’t yet clicked on The Oyster’s Garter, now would be a good time to do so.
And if you [...]