Wild Ozark™

~ Nature Artist in Kingston, Arkansas ~ Sharing my experience with Nature through art & writing about my life in the Ozarks

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Delve Deeper to Observe Nature

Take a moment from your day and delve deeper to observe nature. You’ll gain a sense of awe and wonder.

Delve deeper

Truly experience that moment. If it’s a plant you’re observing, reach out and touch it (be reasonable – … Read the rest “Delve Deeper to Observe Nature”

13 February 2016
Repairing Our Wild Ozark Spring Water Line

Today I repaired our Wild Ozark spring water line

Since I’ve learned how to do this myself, I figured I’d do it while Mr. Wild Ozark was at work. Later this summer we have plans to change out the entire … Read the rest “Repairing Our Wild Ozark Spring Water Line”

11 February 2016
A Muck Boot and Pj Kind of Day

I didn’t feel like getting out of bed this morning. It was cold in the room when I woke and I just felt lazy. But the hens clucked louder as the minutes ticked past.

I knew the dogs and horses … Read the rest “A Muck Boot and Pj Kind of Day”

10 February 2016
A problem in our gravity feed spring water system

What is a gravity feed water system?

We are fortunate to have our very own spring fed water source that runs all year long. It is a spring that pumps out enough water, without fail, to serve our household with … Read the rest “A problem in our gravity feed spring water system”

7 February 2016
Kings River Falls – Photos from our hike

On Sunday I went hiking with my two oldest children and their children, one of my daughter’s friends and her children, and my parents to the Kings River Falls. This trail is a little north and east of Fallsville, AR … Read the rest “Kings River Falls – Photos from our hike”

2 February 2016
The Sound of Winter

Some sounds are distinctly “winter”. Sometimes the sound of winter is marked by the absence of sound. Maybe it’s more correctly described as the “silence of winter”.

I am often reminded of how grateful I am to have my sense … Read the rest “The Sound of Winter”

21 January 2016
Meet our new team mates – Bat Cave Botanicals

Wild Ozark is pleased to announce that we’ll be working with Bat Cave Botanicals to bring wild Appalachian ginseng roots and leaf products to our online shop.

About Bat Cave Botanicals

My partner & I are fortunate to live
… Read the rest “Meet our new team mates – Bat Cave Botanicals”

20 January 2016
On the horizon-Just filling in

I’m swamped with my project list and missed my scheduled day to post here yesterday. So I’m just making a quick post to let you all know about a few things on the horizon.

Some exciting announcements coming up – … Read the rest “On the horizon-Just filling in”

14 January 2016
Warm Egg on a Cold Day

There is something quite satisfying about finding a warm egg in the henhouse on a blustery 15*F morning.

I tried something new to help me wake up a little earlier this morning. It wasn’t until 5 a.m. when the strange … Read the rest “Warm Egg on a Cold Day”

10 January 2016
Departures

Not all of my art reflects the Ozarks. Some of it is purely from the imagination, and some are images of things nowhere nearby.

When I first began this site, I thought I might only post the art related to … Read the rest “Departures”

7 January 2016
What is Humanity’s Role in Nature?

Humanity’s Role in Nature

Have you ever thought about humanity’s role in nature? Our various mythologies and religious origin stories offer some ideas that are generally accepted by many, but those are conflicting and I still wonder. Are we here … Read the rest “What is Humanity’s Role in Nature?”

7 January 2016
Snow is Beautiful but Hoar Frost is Magical

The sight of hoar frost makes me smile because it brings a memory to mind, one with imagery that could have been ripped from the pages of a fairy tale.

Hoar frost happens when fog freezes on the trees and … Read the rest “Snow is Beautiful but Hoar Frost is Magical”

4 January 2016
Exercising Outside on a Crispy Ozark Morning

A crispy cold morning, great for exercising outside

I did my exercising outside this morning, jog/walked to the mailbox in under 20 minutes – a milestone for me!

Exercising Outside

Feeding the critters acted as a warm-up spell, but it was
… Read the rest “Exercising Outside on a Crispy Ozark Morning”

2 January 2016
Exercising in Nature – or – Why it takes me an hour to walk to the mailbox and back

Exercising in nature is as easy as taking a walk to check the mail. It helps if you have a long driveway.

One of my resolutions for the new year and the rest of my life is to get into … Read the rest “Exercising in Nature – or – Why it takes me an hour to walk to the mailbox and back”

26 December 2015
Did you know Osage Oranges evolved with wooly mammoths?

Osage

Maclura pomifera, also known as Osage Orange, Bois d’Arc, Hedge-apple, or Horse-apple, the osage tree is native to our area. Even so, there aren’t very many of them in our particular neck of the woods.

A bedraggled osage tree.
… Read the rest “Did you know Osage Oranges evolved with wooly mammoths?”

24 December 2015
With a departing roar

With a departing roar the storm rolled off to the east. Clear skies between broken clouds filled the southwestern wake.

Nature is my muse.

I’ve been working hard on my novel, trying to get the first draft finished by the … Read the rest “With a departing roar”

23 December 2015
Winter Solstice 2015 – A Widdershin sort of Time

Winter Solstice 2015 occurs tonight at 10:03 p.m. CST

It’s a widdershin sort of time, an unwinding, a releasing. A loosening of the grip on things I need to let go of.

Actual New Year’s Eve

It’s Winter Solstice, the … Read the rest “Winter Solstice 2015 – A Widdershin sort of Time”

21 December 2015
Finding Lost Fungi

I brought the camera today to get some photos of fungi I’d spotted a few days ago.

When I rode out with Rob the other day I saw the mushrooms on a log and figured I’d come back and get … Read the rest “Finding Lost Fungi”

18 December 2015
Looking forward to solstice

Pulled this one from the archives. It’s from when I worked in Bentonville, leaving before dawn and getting home after dusk. I hated that and am glad to be working from home now, but I still look forward to mid-winter’s … Read the rest “Looking forward to solstice”

15 December 2015
Killing Pretty Roosters

First I tried selling pretty roosters. Then I tried gifting pretty roosters.

Yesterday we killed pretty roosters.

It was my chore to pick which ones. I felt a bit like Kali (Goddess who is both giver of life and bringer … Read the rest “Killing Pretty Roosters”

12 December 2015
Inspired by Nature

Nature has inspired some pretty cool inventions. And lots of art. My guess is that Mother Nature is the muse to a lot of artists of all types.

How often do you see something in the natural world and marvel … Read the rest “Inspired by Nature”

10 December 2015
Today’s post is fiction

And it’s at my fiction website. It’s a tiny story of 100 words, and not very “nature” based, so I didn’t post it here. But you can go there to read it if you like 🙂

7 December 2015
One Photo. One Thought – The path of our choice.

One Photo. One Thought.

I chose to walk the one that beckoned my heart.

4 December 2015
Two weeks to Relax, Have a Fun Spree, Regroup

For the next two weeks I’ll be on internet vacation trying to relax and have some fun.

I’ll be trying to relax. I know I’ll have fun. But for the blog and social networks, that means I’ll be spending little … Read the rest “Two weeks to Relax, Have a Fun Spree, Regroup”

1 December 2015
Funny Dream

This is an old post I’m recycling from 2009 about a funny dream. I’m going through my old blog posts and will reuse the ones I like. The old blog isn’t online anywhere anymore, anyway.

At this time I was … Read the rest “Funny Dream”

28 November 2015