August 2020
Northwest Arkansas is a nature-lover's paradise. Here are some encounters we had with all sorts of lovely living creatures.
Moss, lichen, fungus -- all living together in harmony
Some classic toadstools
Another set of attractive fungi
Is there a finer example of knotty bark?
Bright fungi lighting the way on an early morning hike
So that's how caterpillars nest!
So we're hiking, and this mountain goat is just hanging out, watching our progress
This turtle was just randomly on our sidewalk; we brought him to safety
Not all nature is what you'd like to see ... this is the Lone Star tick
An ancient turtle we saw on a hike
Spring flower
Spider artist showing off
Twin mushrooms, framed by autumn
A colorful dragonfly finds a perfect set of stones to pause on
Lovely lichen
Our annuals lasted all through the winter, seen here covered in frost