Let’s Paint Pokeberry Poison!

On the Little Red Schoolhouse trail, I found Pokeberry! Pokeberry is a weed that has a hypnotic bright fuchsia stem … More

Little Red Schoolhouse Fun

Today was a nice day to visit the Little Red Schoolhouse of Willow Springs, IL. There is a lot of … More

This is Crawdad Slough, part of the Palos Division of the Cook County Forest Preserve System. Crawdad is a pothole … More

This morning I had a visitor! Look who came by to my neighbors yard: It’s a beautiful hawk!!! I took … More

After three straight days of non-stop rain, we received almost 7 inches in my area and twice+ that amount further … More

Chicago is sitting in the middle of a wet pattern. It has been raining for 2 straight days and no … More

Yesterday September 7th was International Rock Flipping Day. Thanks to my friend Dave from Osage+Orange, I found out just in … More

UPDATE: TOM WITH THE OHIO NATURE BLOG, HAS IDENTIFIED THIS PLANT AS THE “FLOWER OF AN HOUR”, HIBISCUS TRIONUM.THANK YOU … More

Early Morning Autumn 24×18 This month at the LaGrange Art Gallery in beautiful downtown LaGrange, IL, the theme is “Fall … More