Backyard Adventures
With
Feline Feathers
Nature’s beauty can be found in the most unexpected places.
Through photography I learned to see nature in different ways than I ever had before. Even the “icky” and “scary” became amazing and beautiful. Who knew that jumping spiders have paws? Or that Red Milkweed Beetles are curious and have some of the cutest expressions in the insect world? Dragonflies look like they are smiling? Grass has extremely delicate and beautiful tiny clusters of flowers? Butterfly wings have scales! Wow!
Come with me on an adventure that will span years and seasons. Learn about the world from a different perspective. Find out about the Little Things that you may come across in your own back yard that help make up the greater world around us.
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Little Things in Nature Guide
Come with me to learn more about different plants and animals that can be found in and around New England.
Join me as I explore nature in my backyard and beyond.
Come in to explore nature and the fun locations that I visit away from home.
For many generations the symbol of a well-kept yard was a beautifully manicured lawn of grass. Variety of plants in the lawn was to be discouraged. Insects in the yard? These were also discouraged and kept at bay with chemicals. Wildlife in the yard? Get rid of it! Trap it, shoot it, poison it! Gardens of various plants from other countries and continents bordered our lawns. Native plants and flowers were called weeds and pulled up, destroyed.
Now we often see people on social media often ask questions like:
Where did all of my birds go? I used to get so many at the feeder. Now I barely get any at all.
It seems like there were a lot more pollinators and insects when I was little. What happened to them?
I used to catch fireflies with my dad when I was a kid. Now I hardly see any at all. What happened?
I used to hear owls at night. Now we don’t hear any at all. Where did they go?
Sadly, the practices that effect our birds and insects are still widely accepted today. However, things are changing! Many gardeners are seeing the beauty in our native flowers and plants. Chemical means of controlling insects and other “pests” are slowly losing popularity. And more variety in plants in a yard or lawn are becoming more acceptable. The more we learn and the more we appreciate the Little Things in Life, the better we can be better stewards of the land around us.
Never forget that we do not own the world we live in. We borrow it from the generations yet to come. Let’s take care of the Earth for the children of tomorrow and beyond.
