HeyJaredMy Gaia
It's about personal contact with nature, especially birds, native plants, and other wildlife in rural Iowa and farther afield. Whenever I can, I try to give nature a helping hand.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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New England Aster Time (opens the original)
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Just when most of summer’s flowers are finished for the year, the asters come into their glory. They bloom in shades of purple, blue, and white, at the same time as many goldenrods. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/i
Chestnut-sided Warbler (opens the original)
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In September I watched a small bird with a chartreuse back twitch through a redbud tree in my Iowa backyard. So the Chestnut-sided Warblers were back. They pass through Iowa during a brief few weeks in early fall. And then they vanish.<img alt="" class="sizi
The Giant Swallowtail (opens the original)
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The Giant Swallowtail is the biggest butterfly in North America. It has a six-inch wingspan. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1040" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!53WG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubs
Seedbox (opens the original)
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On a September morning, I rediscovered a plant that I was looking for in summer but never spotted. It’s not rare. However, it’s so inconspicuous that it can go unnoticed. It is Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia), a native prairie wildflower that grows by the shore of my pond. I didn’t plant it, and I doubt that anyone ever did. It found that spot on its own, some time after the pond was dug, and colonized the bank. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fet
Warbler in Black and White (opens the original)
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At the sight of a Black-and-white Warbler slipping through my Iowa woods, I sense the great tide of bird migration sweeping southward. The changing balance of sunlight on the earth sets millions of individuals in motion. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="97
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