Wings, petals, and more (10/4/2023) - What’s in your viewfinder this week? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Galoris “Gee” Brownley of Mathews sends a photo of an Eastern Phoebe having lunch at Machicomoco State Park… …
Peaceful (10/4/2023) - Bobby Harris and granddaughter Ardyn were photographed fishing at sunset at the Peter’s Pier, Little England. …
Ancient times (10/4/2023) - Dana Brown of Cobbs Creek, looked from her home across the Piankatank River last week and spotted this three-masted ship, looking much like a visitor from centuries ago. …
1,648 butterflies spotted in regional count (10/4/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter sponsored a North American Butterfly Association butterfly count on Saturday, Aug. 26. Thirty-seven volunteers from four Virginia Master Naturalist chapters, and others from the… …
The beauty of the earth… (9/27/2023) - Is expressed in many forms. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. A hummingbird feeding on a Hibiscus after Tropical Storm Ophelia, at the home of Kathy and Ralph Angel in… …
It’s scuppernong season! (9/27/2023) - A recent article on the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Facebook page reminded me that I haven’t written about our fragrant, delicious native grapes in years. Scuppernongs were a… …
Founding member (9/27/2023) - Mildred Hudgins, founder of the Central Village Homemakers, stopped by the group’s booth during Mathews Market Days. Central Village Homemakers is an organization of women that will be celebrating its… …
Tickets still available for ‘Book Author Luncheon’ (9/27/2023) - Tickets are still available for the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons’ “Book Author Luncheon,” to be held at noon on Friday, Oct. 20, at Providence Baptist… …
When it’s windy … (9/27/2023) - …Might as well go fly a kite. Photographer Bob Waldrop caught this adventurous person taking that advice to heart on a recent windy day near Haven Beach in Mathews. …
You don’t want to plant bamboo (9/20/2023) - Occasionally, I search the internet for new and interesting gardening topics. YouTube videos can be especially rewarding. Some videos are science-based and professionally produced. Other videos present erroneous information or… …
Spiders can be beautiful (9/20/2023) - And so can everything else found in the garden. A correction on last week’s butterfly, not a pipevine but a black female swallowtail, according to butterfly counter Susan Crockett. Please… …
Nature smiles (9/13/2023) - Calla lilies, daisies, and Rhododendron from Bambi Thompson in Hallieford. Impatiens at the home of Ginger Rowe, Gloucester. Beauty Bush at the home of Dave and Judy Sterling of Naxera.… …
Plant perennials in the fall (9/13/2023) - After a long, cold winter, gardeners are ready to head for nurseries and garden centers at the first sign of springtime. We all want to get outside and start digging… …
DAR program (9/13/2023) - The Augustine Warner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had a full day on Saturday, Sept. 9. In photo at left, the club welcomed in its newest member… …
Sheltering Arms Hospital (9/13/2023) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons heard a presentation last Tuesday on the new Sheltering Arms Hospital that opened in 2020 in Goochland. The 114-bed hospital… …
Assorted views (9/6/2023) - Here are some images of Nature in all its beauty. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Marshmallow native plant which self-seeded in Bena, in Mary Bourne’s yard. Whitney Gurganus of… …
Will problems with invasives never end? (9/6/2023) - To answer the question I asked in the title of this column, “No, probably not.” It is frustrating and exhausting to discover that a shrub or perennial that you recently… …
Creating a thriving butterfly habitat at home can alleviate habitat loss (9/6/2023) - More than 102 butterfly species have been observed in Virginia, according to butterflyidentification.org. Habitat is said to be essential to them. The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation said creating a thriving… …
Farm museums bring history, innovations and legacies to life (9/6/2023) - Several museums in Virginia illustrate the history and methods of farming in the state. A news release from the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation highlights these institutions. In Surry, Chippokes State… …
From the earth (8/30/2023) - Plants, trees, flowers, all interacting with birds, bees, butterflies and a dog. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Rose Hips photographed by Cheryl Battle of Bavon. Molly Broderson says, “Our… …
Is this poison ivy? (8/30/2023) - As summer slowly meanders toward fall, my thoughts turn to cooler weather and English ivy removal from our woods, a thankless task, but good upper body exercise. Unfortunately, English ivy… …
Must-haves (8/23/2023) - The Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote, “Just living is not enough…one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Shasta daisies and figs,… …
Northern Spicebush, fragrant addition to the garden (8/23/2023) - This summer has been miserably hot and dry without the usual fast thunderstorms or nights of cooling rain. I spend too many mornings watering and trying to save my perennials… …
Morning and evening beauty (8/23/2023) - Sunrise and sunset bring beautiful aspects of everyday views. Clockwise from upper left, hummingbirds by Linda Tjossem of Hayes; Central United Methodist Church by Judy Moughon of Mathews; after the… …
It’s all beautiful (8/16/2023) - And Mother Nature continues a glorious display even as days grow shorter and summer gardens wind down. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Cheryl Battle of Bavon’s blooms, front to… …