Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Belated Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday, I asked what kind of vegetable this is, and got two strikingly different answers — one vote for
Belated Monday Mystery
Name that veggie! (Looks like a lot of little Christmas trees.) This post somehow disappeared when I tried to post
A Red-shouldered Hawk Says Thanks
Three months ago, Allendale’s Mayor and Council proclaimed the red-shouldered hawk the official honorary bird of Allendale, “in recognition of
Our Christmas Tree
Like most folks, we have an all-raptor Christmas tree this year. Among our favorite ornaments: a red-shouldered hawk and the
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I asked readers to I.D. this bird, and asked why I thanked Elaine Rizzo. Answered: Technically, it’s a
Historical Aerials of State Line Lookout
I have a one-month subscription to Historic Aerials that expires today. I downloaded a bunch of images, including a topographical
Monday Mystery
Can you I.D. this bird? Please be specific. A big thank you to Elaine Rizzo. Why am I thanking her?
A Few More Celery Farm Aerial Images
Here are a few more aerials taken of the Celery Farm over the years. The one above is from 1955,
My Favorite Celery Farm Video
Stiles Thomas shared this poem by Patricia Cooper with me more than 17 years ago. I asked Patricia to record
Rat-poison Followup
A big thank you to everyone who responded to my request to contact Gov.-elect Sherrill’s transition team about rat poisons.

