The Wordsmith's Forge

These pictures are mostly from the prairie garden.

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I took some pictures around the yard today.  These are from the house yard.

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Today I took a few pictures in the house yard.

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I took some pictures around the yard.  These are from Monday.  See the south lot.

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These pictures follow the walk back to the house. See the House Yard, South Lot, Savanna and Prairie Garden, and Back Toward the House.

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These pictures mostly show the south lot. See the House Yard, South Lot, Savanna and Prairie Garden, and Back Toward the House.

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These photos are mostly from the prairie garden. These photos are mostly from the savanna. See the House Yard, South Lot, Savanna, and Prairie Garden.

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These are pictures from the south lot. See the House Yard, South Lot, Savanna, and Prairie Garden.

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Today I collected some microfauna and added them to the antique jar terrarium. I think I got about a dozen isopods, which are locally called pillbugs, and in other places may be called woodlice, sowbugs, potato bugs, roly-polies, and so on. I also caught a couple of tiny millipedes, two earthworms, and maybe some springtails. See Part 1: Washing, Drainage, and Barrier, Part 2: Mixing Substrate, Part 3: Adding Mosses, Part 4: Dead Wood and Leaf Litter, Part 5: Microfauna.

Note: This post contains pictures of small creepy-crawlers. If that's not your idea of fun, skip it.

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Today I added the mosses to the antique jar terrarium. See Part 1: Washing, Drainage, and Barrier, Part 2: Mixing Substrate, Part 3: Adding Mosses, Part 4: Dead Wood and Leaf Litter.

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