Biological Thinking

To any person who has spent enough time sitting on a patch of lawn to get a little bored, the leaf in the picture below will be instantly f...

Brrrr!  It's been cold the last few nights!  Air temperatures dropped into the mid 20's, which is way lower than freezing.  I bundle...

Butterfly bushes ( Buddleja sp .) are very well-named.  The ones in our outdoor classroom are usually surrounded by several butterflies flyi...

The waterfall at our outdoor classroom attracts more than just people.  It's the ideal place for some insects to stop for a drink.  Ther...

Fall came so quickly this year.  Today is the first day of fall, but we have had fall weather for the past several weeks.  Spending entire d...

Imagine you are an insect, and the nights are getting colder.  You don't really have a home to go to, but you need a place to snuggle in...

The airspace on the farm is busy.  There is no air traffic control, but no one seems to collide.  I'm a giant lumbering along amongst t...

I am the only person in the world who seems to have trouble growing zucchini.  They are notoriously generous in fruit, and you always here g...