Nature Around Us

Wow… talk a about a big scary spider! There have been so many tarantulas running around lately. It must be breeding season or something because every time I turn around I see more tarantulas. There were some in the alpaca pens and we see quite a few of them running …

Oh this poor raccoon, this is just horrible… You know it’s too hot when you see an animal having such a hard time in the heat. I took this photo a few days ago and poor mama raccoon was so hot! So when is the relief from this heat coming? …

Our Echinacea in Oklahoma grows wild and it’s growing right along the road we live on. It’s called Echinacea sanguinea. I was surprised when I searched online I found 9 different species of echinacea. Ours is the most southern one. Some species are used for medicinal purposes and some are …