Joplin’s Past, America’s Future

I make a lot of nature posts.  But as I said, nature isn’t always flowers and clear skies… May 22, 2011.  We were enjoying an event at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.  The weather was hot, humid, windy, ominous.   As we headed out for dinner before attending a movie, texts and phone calls

April Moths and Mayapples

I visited Southwest Missouri last weekend for a buddy’s bachelor party and for Easter with family.  Since I don’t have a yard of my own, I’ve been helping Mom set up a native plant garden.  The garden has been moderately successful thanks to plugs and seeds found through Grow Native! and and transplantings from other