The Joyce Road Neighborhood

I haven't seen my "White-backed" skunks at our cabin for the past couple of evenings but I did find this skunk looking for foo...

The Wild Bergamot ( Monarda fistulosa ) is starting to bloom and the butterflies and bees are drawn to it. Wild Bergamot is an aromatic me...

Several Common Mullein ( Verbascum thapsus ) plants are growing along the driveway to our cabin. This species of mullein is native to Eur...

After several days of equipment problems the seeding crew was able to apply the hay mulch to the pipeline right-of-way. Large round bales of...

While working near our pond, I spotted some Musk Mallow ( Malva moschata ) starting to bloom near the wetland area. The plant is native to...

The Common Milkweed ( Asclepias syriaca ) is starting to bloom. Common Milkweed is also know as Butterfly flower, Silkweed, Silky Swall...

It was easy to spot this Orange Milkweed ( Asclepias tuberosa ) blooming along the road at our cabin. This native plant is a member of th...

For the past four evenings I have seen the same skunk near our cabin but today I saw at least four more skunks in the lawn. I wasn't abl...

While at Jason and Mary Abell's, checking on the progress of hay making, we were informed of a newborn calf. Jason and I did a quick loo...

If you've followed my blog for any time you'll know I like to take pictures of wildlife, and one of my favorite animals to photograp...

With the regrading of the pipeline right-of-way nearing completion, some of the excavating equipment is being moved to the next location.

The pipeline reclamation of the Wilmot Pipeline continued today with the seeding of the temporary access road on Richard and Hope Minyon...

More pipeline reclamation activity on our property today. This crew is working on putting netting down in the wetland area near our cabin. B...

At the wetland crossing next to our pond, an excavator uses a pipe to smooths out the topsoil. With the topsoil graded the excavator works ...

The timber mats are being removed from the access road to the pipeline valve site so a permanent road can be constructed. A rock base will b...