It’s Halloween, and this week I’ve been telling you about my encounters with spiders this fall. This is the last spider story for now. Walking on the Hatcher Creek Greenway one day, a spider web caught my attention. It looked so unusual to me. The outside frame of the web was triangular. The way the… Continue reading A Final Spider Story for Halloween
Month: October 2026
A Spider Story
It’s almost Halloween, so I thought I’d tell you about my encounters with spiders over the last several weeks. I have a few stories to tell, so check back this week for more spider blogs. Over the summer, there was a green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) hanging out on the lantana plants in our yard.… Continue reading A Spider Story
A Third Spider Story
It’s almost Halloween, so I thought I’d tell you about my encounters with spiders over the last several weeks. I have a few stories to tell, so check back this week for more spider blogs. This is the third spider story. I had my first, and second, encounter with an arrowhead spider (Verrucosa arenata) this… Continue reading A Third Spider Story
American Persimmons are Almost Ready to Eat
The persimmons (Diospyros virginiana) are almost ripe!
Another Spider Story
It’s almost Halloween, so I thought I’d tell you about my encounters with spiders over the last several weeks. I have a few stories to tell, so check back this week for more spider blogs. This is the second spider story. In the fall it is quite common to see marbled orb-weaver spiders (Araneus marmoreus).… Continue reading Another Spider Story
Good Morning!
Good morning!
October 22, 2026- What a Beautiful Day!
Seventy degrees, blue skies and goldenrod. The days don’t come much better than this. Enjoy!
Owl Feather
I sometimes hear the owls calling to each other on the American Tobacco Trail. I haven’t been successful at seeing them yet. I did see this feather on the side of the trail, though. At first I didn’t know what kind of bird it was from, so I turned to iNaturalist for some help. This… Continue reading Owl Feather
The Small White Asters are Blooming
The small white asters are finally in bloom!
What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? November 2026
November is a time to enjoy the beautiful fall leaves. None of our wild flowers start to bloom this month. There are plenty of flowers that continue to bloom in November, like consumption weed, goldenrod, white asters and dandelions. Many plants will continue to bloom until they get hit with frost. I’m seeing henbit and… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? November 2026