Author: JoanHerrmann

Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… today in the meadow, in addition to the Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) plants, there is about a half acre of another plant, which is now also host to a multitude of...

Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… today is within our woods and meadow. In my last column, which was about Eastern Chipmunks, I wrote about the vast quantities of food that most chipmunks cache for the winter....

Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… June 16, 2024, is Father’s Day and the official day to go looking for the “Showy Queen”. Its common name is Showy Lady’s Slipper Orchid, and its botanical name is Cypripedium...

Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… today is one that I look forward to because I now know so much more about the things that I am seeking. I have loved everything in and about nature since I was old enough and...

Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… today will be to a variety of habitats, which shall include our woods and visits to nearby woodlands. I will also check the nearby wetlands and walk along the roadsides to see...

Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… now that most of the snow has melted in our meadow, I will clean out the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialia) houses. They are still filled with last year’s nesting materials. I...