Nature in the Ozarks

Echinacea blooms covered in ice during last week's freezing drizzle.  We are very laid back gardeners (lazy?).  Dead-heading we neve...

Icy Sweetgum balls . Last Thursday was a day of freezing rain and drizzle.  We feared the accumulation might be enough to break l...

During the extremely cold temperatures earlier this month (down into the low single digits here), the little waterfall behind our house...