As promised, here is an update on my own  little piece of wildness – the recently installed Prairie Stream Buffer along Duck Creek. I blogged about it back in July when it was brimming with flowers, bugs and birds. Here’s what it’s up to in November:

that's a lot of brown

OK, admittedly, that’s not exactly “pretty” at least in conventional terms, but it’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to be doing – spreading seeds, establishing deep roots, providing shelter for bugs and wildlife. Now it’s time to rest up – there’ll be time enough in the spring for showing off.

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