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: Our Wild Ozark Market Season OutlookI like to note the firsts of things weather related. The rest of our market season outlook somewhat depends on weather, too – whether market…
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Read more: Rambling On about the To-Do ListLots of things on my to-do list today, and I guess I should be getting on with *doing* them instead of rambling on about them. But talking…
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Read more: Autumn Leaves on an Old Tin Roof…
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Read more: October Color at Wild OzarkHere’s a couple of photos from this morning I thought you’d like. I love fall here in the Ozarks. Late October color is often quite…
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Read more: Acorn People are a Great a Way to Justify Collecting ThingsI’ve been creating Acorn People as a way to justify my obsessive habit of collecting things I find while roaming around outside. Now I can…
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Read more: Things Collected During My Morning MileI have a housefull of things collected. Some I actually do get around to using, some stay on a shelf gathering dust. A few of…
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Read more: Pixies – Miniatures by Madison WoodsUPDATE 2023: I’m not making these little pixies anymore, but there is a new line of little people in the works. Meet Ada, the first…
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Read more: Just an Ordinary Blog Post, and The Lost PenguinThe Lost Penguin Yesterday was mine and Rob’s 4th wedding anniversary. Our first date was in Eureka Springs, so each year we go back and…
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Read more: 100-word Flash FictionEver heard of 100-word flash fiction? I’m not sure how many of you were following this blog way back when I used to call it…
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Read more: Driveway Flowers in SeptemberIt’s been bone dry lately. This morning I brought my camera with me so I could take pictures of the driveway flowers. Ordinarily this would…
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Read more: Orange Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)In keeping with the “spotted” theme of my last post, here’s an orange spotted jewelweed flower. I’m always trying to get the perfect photo of…
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Read more: Rocky Mountain spotted feverI feel about as close to a miserable death as I’ve ever been. If not for Rob who has been vigilant in his care, and…
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Read more: Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) at the creek’s edge in late August. It’s one of the showiest Lobelia species that grows in the Arkansas Ozarks.…
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Read more: What is Nature Immersion? It’s NOT being immersed in natural disasters.Posting an article about nature immersion probably wasn’t the best idea in the world right now, with Harvey decimating Houston and south Texas. I’m sorry.…
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Read more: Nature Drawing in Progress: American ginseng in OctoberTwo years ago I made a nature drawing of American ginseng in October, with yellowing leaves against the dark backdrop of the Wild Ozark forest.…
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Read more: Wild Ginseng in August at Wild OzarkIf you’re looking for my posts on ginseng, please visit ginseng.wildozark.com. Most of the posts have been moved over there. Email me if you’re having…
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Read more: Just a few Photos of Butterflies, Kings River, and a GinsengNot enough time to make a decent post lately, so figured I’d at least put up a few of the photos I’ve taken in the…
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Read more: Kings River, Looking at Rocks and Evading the RainRain’s a’coming. We hiked around a few gravel bars along Kings River yesterday. Wild Ozark is not far from the headwaters of this locally important waterway,…
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Read more: Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)Thimbleweed is a graceful, interesting native Ozark plant that grows along forest edges (also native to many other areas of the eastern United States). It…
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Read more: Don’t Pick the (Hemlock) FlowersTake it from our grand-daughter. Don’t pick the hemlock flowers. A couple of weeks ago, Karter’s bouquet caused painful blisters. She picked wildflowers on an…
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Read more: Elderberry Flowers Oil InfusionElderberry flowers have a light, sweet fragrance and all manners of pollinators love them. Which Elderberry Flowers? The variety I’m using for this is Sambucus…
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Read more: Little Phoebe Leaves the NestWe host a nest of phoebes each year in the front porch rafters. I’m never sure if any of them survive the relentless predation of…
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Read more: Woodland Flowers of June at Wild OzarkIt’s been awhile since I’ve wandered with the camera, but this morning on my way to town I brought the camera just so I could…
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Read more: Downtown Rogers Farmers MarketUpdate to our market schedule: We’ll be at the Rogers, AR Downtown Farmer’s Market on Cherry Street today and the rest of the Saturday’s until…
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Read more: Just a quick check in and updateFigured I’d better make a quick check in on the old blog! It’s been awhile since my last post. I’ve been very busy. Mostly I…
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