The Missouri countryside is teeming with wild animals. Deer are seen almost daily around here. Over the years you will see a wide range of animals. Unfortunately, mostly as road kill. Over the decades I have had some interesting encounters with wild animals. Coyote Canis latrans Ever since I was a child I recall hearing…
Tag: Missouri
Missouri Birds of Rachel’s Prairie
Missouri birds flourish upon and around a small patch of prairie. The Bird Kingdom The biosphere is divided into kingdoms. And “kingdom” is a good word for it. When you look at the plant kingdom, you enter into a unique world whose subjects are, fortunately, stationary. This provides an opportunity to see a living organism…
Missouri Trees and Shrubs of Rachel’s Prairie
A collection of photographs of Missouri trees and shrubs surrounding Rachel’s prairie, a one acre patch of ground with a pond. Even though the focus of this journal is on a prairie, I have to concede that the life I witness on the prairie is framed by the trees and shrubs that surround it. While…
Meditations on Earth Day 2024
Earth Day is an opportunity to take a look around and see how we can make life better and more abundant.
Missouri Wildflowers of Rachel’s Prairie
A collection of photographs of flowers discovered on Rachel’s prairie, a one acre patch of ground with a pond in central Missouri.




