We watched the eclipse — it was surprising how much energy the sun puts off when the moon is mostly covering it!
But we had the totality for just under four minutes, and it was dark … and “sunrise” was everywhere.
Tag: Nature
By the River
Walking by the river to collect our maple sap
First Robin of 2024
Letting the birds out this morning, I saw the first robin of 2024!
Autumn Ash
Mushrooms
When I went to let the birds out today, a whole forest of mushrooms had sprouted.
Autumn drive
Wild morning glory
Anya and I were picking apples from the farm today, and we happened across a wild morning glory:
And an Anya:
Butterfly!
When Anya and I were harvesting corn today, we found a butterfly on the corn stalks. It seemed like it was drying its wings – slowly flapping as it basked in the sun.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
I found this guy stuck in our greenhouse this morning. I let him walk onto a leaf and carried him outside — and he quickly flew away.
Canadian Wildfire Sunset in Ohio
There was so much haze today that the sun was a glowing pink disk this evening.
