Today we planted 4 trees: 2 Blue Spruces, 1 Leland Cypress, and 1 Magnolia (Southern, of course). This comes to 14 trees we have planted this year, along with 60 bushes. At least in the microclimate around our house, we have made changes for a better environment. So while the winter winds blow …

Today I finished installing a small pond for wildlife in my backyard. It took a while – digging clay soil is never an easy task. But the reward was almost instantaneous – even before it was finished all sorts of creatures discovered it and made use of it. Birds regularly stop by for a …