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Author: Shannon

Autumn Halloween Tradition

Posted on October 31, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

Halloween for DirtNKids is an outdoor affair. Ring in the fall!

Posted in Animals, Family, Living, NatureTagged Autumn, Barred Owl, Camping, Coyote, Fall, Halloween, Jack-o-lantern, Pumpkin, Spider12 Comments

L I B, M R Ducks!

Posted on October 24, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

Photo post in anticipation of the arrival of the Gulf Coast wintering ducks.

Posted in BirdsTagged Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Canvasback, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Mottled duck, Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Winter, Wood duck15 Comments

Relocation

Posted on August 29, 2018July 25, 2020 by Shannon

The keyhole gets moved.

Posted in Gardening, NatureTagged Keyhole garden, Raised bed garden, Recycling, Soil, Summer28 Comments

Gratitude And The Simple Act Of Camping

Posted on July 6, 2018August 29, 2018 by Shannon

Yard camping is just the best.

Posted in NatureTagged Camping, Gratitude, Northern Cardinal, Pileated woodpecker, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Summer, Tent, Top Posts36 Comments

Cicada Song of Summer

Posted on June 21, 2018January 21, 2022 by Shannon

The sound of the Lyric Cicada sings in the first day of summer. Huzzah!

Posted in Insects, Living, Nature, vs. Human habitatTagged Morning, Solitude, Summer, Superb Dog-Day Cicada, White Ibis14 Comments

Community Mothers: My Wish For Every Mother

Posted on May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 by Shannon
A white-tailed deer fawn gets cleaned up before bedding down on his first day of life.

A mother's love isn't exclusive for humans.

Posted in Animals, Birds, Family, Insects, Nature, ReptilesTagged Fawn, Friendship, Great Egret, Monarch butterfly, Mother, Motherhood, Mothers Day, Red-eared Slider, White-tailed deer14 Comments

First of Year: 1st Generation Monarch

Posted on May 11, 2018July 25, 2020 by Shannon
The first-of-the-year monarch chrysalis for 2018.

The first of four, the first of the year!

Posted in Insects, NatureTagged Chrysalis, Conservation, Migration, Milkweed, Monarch butterfly, Praying Mantis7 Comments

Birding Here, Birding There, Birds and Babies Everywhere

Posted on May 5, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

After a few months, the dust settles and all the pretty feathers fall into place.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged American Bittern, American Dipper, Birding, Black-throated Green Warbler, Bronzed Cowbird, Indigo Bunting, Least Bittern, Northern Pygmy Owl, Purple Gallinule, Pygmy Nuthatch, Vermillion Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-breasted Chat34 Comments

School Gardens (Overdue) Update: Let It Grow!

Posted on May 1, 2018November 15, 2020 by Shannon

An overdue update about an on-going garden project at school.

Posted in Children, Food, Gardening, Insects, NatureTagged Carrots, Fungus, Making compost, Monarch butterfly, Monarch caterpillar, Raised bed garden, School gardens, Soil, Videos32 Comments

Once In A Lifetime: Super Blue Blood Moon

Posted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 by Shannon
The moon in earth's umbra.

'We ran as if to meet the moon.' We caught it!

Posted in Living, NatureTagged Full moon, Lunar eclipse, Photography, Super Blue Blood Moon12 Comments

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