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Conifers have a unique structure that we put in many of our winter decorations.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/f...

What is on deer's mind, or more specifically his head?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

We go over three winter survival strategies: hibernation, migration, insulation--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/f...

"From the Haunted Wood" Isaac McLellan. "Beyond the Last Lamp" Thomas Hardy. "The Haunted Oak" Paul Laurence Dunbar. "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp" Thomas Moore. "The Stolen Child" W. B. Yeats. "This Place is Haunted" Richard...

Can an apple a day keep the doctor away?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

Get nutty with this autumnal nut--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

As Autumn closes in, let's enjoy some of the vestiges of summertime.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/su...

Snap to it and listen to some facts and folklore about these terrifying terrapins--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...

What is that whining noise? No, it's not me - it's the cicadas! Excerpts from The Farmer's Almanac, and "The Cultural Signifigance of the Pueblo Indian Flute" by Kevin Brewer.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: Th...

This plant is everywhere! It is possibly one of the more important plants in North America, but why?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast...

A collection of poems about fireflies. "Fireflies in the Garden" Robert Frost. "Fireflies" Bliss Carman. "The Fireflies in the Wheat" Harriet Prescott Spofford. "Fireflies" Ernestine Northover. "Cosmic Fireflies" Denis Mair. ...

Croaks, Gunks, Ribbits, and Peeps usher in the summer. Learn more about what frogs are saying in this episode.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support th...

Okay, so they're not TECHNICALLY true berries. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy eating and learning about them!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support t...

A look at these mysterious, often nocturnal insects--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

A closer look at these dandy yellow flowers. A pro-dandelion defense!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/s...

National Poetry Month, continued. "April Rain Song" Langston Hughes. "A Spring Rain" Gene Minix. "Showery Time" Evaleen Stein. "Spring Rain" Marchette Chute. "April Moods" Lenore Hetrick. "A Rainy Day in April" Francis Ledwid...

April is National Poetry Month! Go enjoy the Spring weather and do some writing of your own. "Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand" E. E. Cummings. "Spring" Gerard Manley Hopkins. "Cherry Blossoms" Toi Derricotte. "The Enkindled Spr...

Looking for a little more luck? Try one of these talismans.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

It's time for sap collection!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

Impressive flock sizes and stunning feathers make this a spectacular bird--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followf...

The history of Smokey the Bear--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

"Sunrise" James Thomson. "Glad Day" W. Graham Robertson. "A Dew Sufficed Itself" Emily Dickinson. "A Song at Sunrise" Anonymous. "Good Morning, Day" Annette Wynne. "Birdie's Morning Song" George Cooper. "At Sunrise" Bliss Car...

We have made it to the year 2020! Let's talk about how we measure years in Western culture.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https:/...

A look at some of plants associated with winter solstice symbolism--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/supp...