On my way to the garden, I paused to take this photograph of a dragonfly and a goldfinch perched on a tomato cage. They are both looking toward the garden […]
Bug Movies
My bug movies are online at the page linked below. Bug Movies
Buckets Of Syrup
Revisiting the Milkweed I don’t know why milkweed is not called buckets of syrup. The little flowers look like buckets. Ants climb all over the blooms, even at night! I’m […]
Life of a Lady Beetle
The photographs here show the life of Lady Beetles – Coleoptera: Coccinellidae. If you see any of the bugs that are pictured above and below in your trees, bushes, or […]
Jugs in the Garden
Gardeners make use of assorted discarded items such as jugs and other types of containers. The purposes of the containers are few but all of the purposes indicate protecting a […]
Aphids and Flea Beetles
Aphids and flea beetles are two garden pests that affect vegetables as soon in the season as possible for a bug. They are two of the earliest pests. Aphids If […]
A Tree Study
Choose a tree or two to observe. If the tree is deciduous, make an accurate drawing of the branch pattern. What does the bark look like? Can you make a […]
Dry Summer
The summer was very dry in this part of the southeast corner of Tennessee. Most of Tennessee was in drought, and really, large parts of the south had severe drought […]
Ant Bait
Every year ants come in the house under the back door and look around for food. There’s not much here; the typical floor fare is a fallen cheerio or two. […]
Moth Emerged and I’m Off
Continued from Green Caterpillar. This is a combo entry, more below. After 34 days, the moth finally emerged from its pupa on May 27. The moth is plain and shades […]
Main Garden II
This is a one-month later continuation of Main Garden. Click to see a larger image. The picture shows how my garden looks today. Last night I tilled, weeded, and raked […]
May-07 Donnayoung.org Updates
There is not a lot to report although I feel like I have been busy. Leah Mitchell redid (tweaked) her Exploring Creation with General Science co-op schedule. The schedule is […]
Spined Soldier Bug
May 4th while outside looking at the different kinds of bees that were visiting the white clover in my backyard, I happened upon a cloverleaf with a cluster of bug […]
Green Caterpillar
Last Saturday, April 21, I gathered leaf litter from the woods for my garden. I used a leaf rake to gather the litter. At some point in this task, I […]
Aphids & Crataegus
Crataegus Mollis, My Tree of the Year This year my tree to study is the Crataegus mollis, or that is what I currently believe it to be. The common name […]
