A Glimpse of the Life & Art of Madison Woods
@WildOzark
Where I write about my art, and share bits of our life out here in the wild Ozarks near Kingston, Arkansas.
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Read more: Relics of Seasons Past & Sepia-toned BeautyI went in search of harbingers of spring but found only sepia colored relics of seasons past. Relics Not sure what the flower is, but…
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Read more: Namesake of the Dragon – Another Green Dragon DrawingHere’s the second of the Green Dragon drawings I’ve been working on. I posted the first part of it last week. This part is called…
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Read more: Frozen Fog in the DistanceWe’re not getting snow this winter, but we’ve gotten a few glimpses of frozen fog, or hoar frost, at least.…
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Read more: Too Many Irons in the FireThis is a fiery sunset photo taken several years ago and it prompted my idea to write this post about having too many irons in…
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Read more: Armadillo Dilemma: To Kill or Not to KillArmadillo hide-out. So last summer I noticed an armadillo had moved into one of the ginseng nursery beds. It’s been a destructive force in the…
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Read more: Day 11 – Nature Journal SeriesAbout this journal entry My son says my nature sketching looks like a turkey feather. It is not. It is a leaf half submerged in…
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Read more: Day 10: Nature Journal SeriesOld Oak Tree About this journal entry I’m not sure this tree is a Post Oak, but she is old and her name is…
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Read more: Things I’ve Heard but Never Seen- Spring PeepersHow many things have you heard but never seen? One that confounds me every year is a little frog. Today was a very windy and…
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Read more: A Green Dragon DrawingI’ve been working on a Green Dragon drawing for the cover of NANPS’s summer issue of Blazing Star. There will be another of the spathe…
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Read more: Guest Post: Climate Change. Just My Thoughts and ObservationsA note from Madison: Just to clear up some confusion – This is a guest post. It’s not my article. My own opinion on things…
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Read more: What Does a Nature Farm Produce?Today I took a little hike after feeding the horses. I was on a mission to collect moss and lichen-covered branches. These are just some…
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Read more: Things I’ve Learned (Since Moving to the Country)These are the things I’ve learned since moving out here to Wild Ozark. I used to think I lived in “the country”, before we moved…
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Read more: An Exploration of our Wild Ozark BluffYesterday we took the day off from our usual daily work and hiked around Ozark bluff that follows our driveway. Every time we travel to…
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Read more: Hiking to the Wild Ozark Corner BluffA while back, I posted about our exploration of the bluffs along the driveway. This time we went hiking to what I call the “Corner…
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Read more: Freezing Fingers for Nature Art – Photos, Bringing Hay to Horses on an Icy MorningIt was 12* F as the sun came up over the mountain yesterday morning. I headed outside to feed the animals, and freezing fingers were…
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Read more: Product Review: Rada Kitchen Knives and CutleryThe best thing about Rada knives – well, I can’t say that. ONE of the best things about these knives is that they’re made in…
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Read more: Black and White Cloudscape #nowordsneeded#nowordsneeded and the title of the photo are all I put on these posts. If you’d like to participate in this Twitter and Blogging…
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Read more: Guest Post: A Nature Enthusiast’s Guide to Southwest MissouriA note from Madison: I get many requests by content providers to do guests posts here on the Wild Ozark blog. Most of the time,…
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Read more: Endings and Hopeful for New BeginningsSometimes it takes a thing ending to spark renewed efforts to find new beginnings. Endings One of our little shops in town closed its doors…
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Read more: Build your Herbal Armory!Useful plants grow all around us. It’s time to start building your herbal armory of plant allies now. My book, 10 Common Plants worth Knowing…
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Read more: Product Review: A Quiet Computer Mouse by Mossy OakMy old mouse recently died and I had to get another. The next time we went to Walmart I picked up one of the least…
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Read more: Simple Survival Skills: Limited Water WashingI forget, until I have to use them, how many simple survival skills I’ve used since moving to this remote and rural Ozarks life. Washing…
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Read more: RIP Bobbie Sue. You were a good Farm Dog.Bobbie Sue was a dog we got as a pound puppy from a shelter in Harrison, Arkansas during our first year here at Wild Ozark.…
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Read more: Day 9: Nature Journal SeriesGrapevine & Insect Observation Nature Journal entry from Day 9. About this journal entry On Day 9 of my daily journaling stint, I didn’t feel…
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