Wild Ozark™ https://www.wildozark.com/ ~ Nature Artist in Kingston, Arkansas ~ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:41:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.wildozark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-copy.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Wild Ozark™ https://www.wildozark.com/ 32 32 55165518 Building a raised stone path https://www.wildozark.com/building-a-raised-stone-path/ https://www.wildozark.com/building-a-raised-stone-path/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:41:16 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=45542 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Today I made a little progress. I’m building a raised stone path on about a 40* slope from the stone steps to the faucet.

This is a project years in the working. My garden is on a hillside behind our … Read the rest “Building a raised stone path”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/building-a-raised-stone-path/feed/ 3 45542 a Weekly-ish summary of life at Wild Ozark | Berries, Fences, Rocks in the Garden https://www.wildozark.com/rocks-in-the-garden/ https://www.wildozark.com/rocks-in-the-garden/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:54:49 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=45513 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Some people hate ’em, and some see them as a natural resource waiting to be put to work. When it comes to rocks in the garden, I fall firmly into the second camp.

A Wild Ozark Weekly-ish

A lot of … Read the rest “a Weekly-ish summary of life at Wild Ozark | Berries, Fences, Rocks in the Garden”

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As you might know, if you’ve followed me for a while, I live pretty far out into the middle of nowhere in the Ozark mountains of Madison county, Arkansas. I love it here! I realize, though, that some people wonder … Read the rest “25 Small Ways Nature Makes Me Happy”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/nature-makes-me-happy/feed/ 2 45477 Plant Walk & Nature Journaling at Wild Ozark https://www.wildozark.com/arkansas-nature-experiences/ https://www.wildozark.com/arkansas-nature-experiences/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:13:10 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=38120 New from Wild Ozark™ :

There are other Arkansas nature experiences, but this one is probably a little different. The trails we’ll follow are deer trails and logging roads. The drive to get here is gorgeous. And the biodiversity here at Wild Ozark is incredible. … Read the rest “Plant Walk & Nature Journaling at Wild Ozark”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/arkansas-nature-experiences/feed/ 0 38120 Today’s Progress on the Old Shed https://www.wildozark.com/todays-progress/ https://www.wildozark.com/todays-progress/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:11:11 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=45429 New from Wild Ozark™ :

Here’s an update on today’s progress on the old shed painting. I didn’t have all day to work on it, but at least a few hours.

Time completely slips away once I begin to focus on what I’m doing. It … Read the rest “Today’s Progress on the Old Shed”

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Ever heard of chocolate tube slime mold? Okay, neither had I. Today I saw what looked like a miniature alien marching army and had to stop for a closer look.

I’ve watched a sycamore tree near the end of our … Read the rest “Chocolate Tube Slime | An Alien Marching Army”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/chocolate-tube-slime/feed/ 0 45423 Stay Motivated – Oddly Easy for this Old Shed Painting https://www.wildozark.com/stay-motivated/ https://www.wildozark.com/stay-motivated/#respond Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:40:15 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=45385 New from Wild Ozark™ :

My brush hit this canvas for the first time in November 2024. And I’m STILL working on it. On one hand, I’m proud of myself for being able to stay motivated on a single project for this long. I think … Read the rest “Stay Motivated – Oddly Easy for this Old Shed Painting”

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]]> https://www.wildozark.com/stay-motivated/feed/ 0 45385 Ozark Pigment for the Color of Dirt https://www.wildozark.com/ozark-pigment-for-the-color-of-dirt/ https://www.wildozark.com/ozark-pigment-for-the-color-of-dirt/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:43:46 +0000 https://www.wildozark.com/?p=45358 New from Wild Ozark™ :

The color of dirt in the Ozarks varies here around Wild Ozark. But the most predominate is a shade of yellow-brown. In some areas there is a darker brown, probably where there is more humus and organic matter. Some of … Read the rest “Ozark Pigment for the Color of Dirt”

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Finding fungi in the rain is fun. When being inside makes me antsy, it’s time to put on my rain gear to get close and personal with the mushrooms popping up everywhere.

Fungi in the Rain

These are the ones … Read the rest “Finding Fungi in the Rain”

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